Computers and Learning: The Research Jury Is Still Out.

Bracey, Gerald

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ERIC Number: EJ382455

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Publication Date: 1988

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Computers and Learning: The Research Jury Is Still Out.

Bracey, Gerald

Electronic Learning, v8 n2 p28,30 Oct 1988

Reports on a study by Henry Becker that surveyed the research comparing the achievement of students using computer to those using traditional methods of instruction. Problems with many earlier studies are described, best-evidence synthesis is explained, effect size is examined, and implications for future research are suggested. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Learning Strategies, Media Research, Research Needs, Research Problems, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

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Language: English

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Note: "Impact of Computer Use on Children's Learning: What the Research Has Shown and What It Has Not" (Henry Jay Becker, ED 287 458).