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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 textKelley, Marjorie L.; Chen, Martin K. – 1962
For 4 months, 221 kindergarten children took part in a controlled experiment on the effects of teaching formal reading at the kindergarten level. Teachers involved in the study were judged comparable in efficiency and attitudes towards the children. The California Test of Mental Maturity Pre-primary Kindergarten 1 was administered to half of the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Group Testing, Intelligence Tests
Frost, Joe L. – 1968
A study of 3 schools in a severely impoverished rural Arkansas school district sought to determine the effects of an enrichment program initiated in one of the schools. Efforts were also made to determine and compare the achievement and resultant gains in intelligence, personality, and academic advancement of welfare recipient and non recipient…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
