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ERIC Number: EJ310414
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Why Keyboard Entry Convenience Should Not Be Your Only Concern When Choosing Software: The Advantages of the Constructed Response.
Schwade, Stephen
Educational Technology, v24 n8 p27-30 Aug 1984
Presents guidelines for determining when interactive courseware requiring single-keypress responses (multiple choice answers) and constructed responses (typed-in answers) are appropriate for use in the classroom. Research findings of studies concerned with these response types are briefly discussed, and needs for further research are outlined. (MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructed Response, Courseware, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Research, Feedback, Guidelines, Input Output Devices, Microcomputers, Multiple Choice Tests, Research Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Effectiveness