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ERIC Number: EJ386301
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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A Comparative Evaluation of Computer Based and Non-Computer Based Instructional Strategies.
Emerson, Ian
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v8 n1 p46-49 Fall 1988
Compares the computer assisted instruction (CAI) tutorial with its non-computerized pedagogical roots: the Socratic Dialog with Skinner's Programmed Instruction. Tests the effectiveness of a CAI tutorial on diffusion and osmosis against four other interactive and non-interactive instructional strategies. Notes computer based strategies were superior only when interaction is increased. (MVL)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Individualized Instruction, Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Programed Instruction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Socratic Dialog