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Peer reviewedAnand, Padma G.; Ross, Steven M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
The purpose of this research was to design and evaluate a computer based adaptive strategy for teaching mathematics. Results indicated preference for materials with personalized examples for motivation and meaningful learning of problem solving procedures. Practical advantages of the computer-based model for adapting instruction are also…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Biographical Inventories, Computer Assisted Instruction
Download full textKeating, Patricia R. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of whole language versus phonics on reading achievement. Four second-grade students participated--two were chosen for a control sample in which they were taught using the modified whole language approach; and two were chosen for the experimental sample and were taught using the modified…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics
Holdzkom, David; And Others – 1990
To assess the impact of the North Carolina Career Development Plan (CDP) on student achievement, results of the California Achievement Tests, administered annually in North Carolina public schools, were analyzed. The focus was on the performance of children in grades 3, 6, and 8 in the school years from 1985-86 through 1988-89 in 16 CDP units.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Career Development
Hippler, Arthur; Kleinfeld, Judith – 1977
Study objectives were to clearly elucidate the cognitive and emotional orientation of the Eskimo's "cultural personality" for purposes of developing effective teaching strategies. Rorschach protocols (N=118) from male and female individuals aged 5 to 90 living in a rural village of 450 were analyzed. Additionally, a sample of 132…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Boarding Schools, Cognitive Development
Singh, Balwant – 1990
A study examined the effectiveness of IBM's (International Business Machines') "Writing to Read" (WTR) program in teaching kindergartners and first graders to read. Scores of 257 kindergarten students (enrolled in 2 experimental and 2 control schools) on the California Achievement Test were used to determine if the WTR program was more…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness
