Assessing the Impact of Computer-Based Instruction
A Review of Recent Research
1st Edition
Published on 16. November 1988
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-86656-893-7 (ISBN)
Description
Can computer applications help improve student performance? For what skills, grade levels, content areas, and type of students are computer applications most effective? Can computer applications improve student attitude toward school and decrease drop-out rates? Discover what the research reveals--in this provocative new book--about these and other crucial questions concerning the impact of computer-based instruction. Assessing the Impact of Computer-Based Instruction provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date summary available on the effects of computer applications on both student achievement and attitudes. Within its pages are also the most extensive bibliography ever prepared on past reviews of research, current reports and articles, and dissertations in the area of computer uses in education. This groundbreaking new book provides educational decisionmakers with the facts they need in order to justify the expense and effort of maintaining and expanding the instructional role of computers in schools. It is also useful as a resource text in the pre-service training of computer educators and for graduate students doing research in instructional computing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Binghamton
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86656-893-7 (9780866568937)
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Content
ContentsPREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Rationale for Reviewing Instructional Computing Research
Scope of the Current Review
FINDINGS FROM PAST REVIEWS
Previous Reviews of Effectiveness: Descriptive Methods
Previous Reviews of Effectiveness: Meta-analysis Methods
Reviews of Non-CAI Computer Applications
Reviews of Non-Achievement Factors and Effects
Summary of Observations From Past Reviews
META-ANALYSIS ISSUES AND PROCEDURES
General Meta-analysis Procedures in the Past
Problems and Issues With Meta-analysis
Meta-Analysis Procedures in This Study
REVIEW OF THE STUDY FINDINGS
General Findings on Effectiveness
Are Computer Applications More Effective at Certain Grade Levels?
Are Computer Applications More Effective With Certain Types of Content?
Are Computer Applications More Effective With Certain Kinds of Students?
Do Student Attitudes Improve as a Result of Using Computers?
Findings on Effectiveness in Specific Content Areas and Specific Student Groups
How Effective Are Various Applications in Teaching Mathematics Skills?
How Effective Are Various Computer Applications for Reading and Language Skills?
How Effective Are Computer Applications in Science?
How Effective Are Computer Applications in Teaching English and Reading to ESL Students?
How Effective is Word Processing in Improving Writing Skills?
How Effective Are Logo and CAI Applications to Teach Problem-Solving?
Can Computer Applications Enhance Student Creativity?
Procedures and Findings of Major Studies
The ETS/LAUSD Study: The Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC) System and Compensatory Education
The ETS Writing-to-Read Study
Three Studies of Technology-Intensive Programs
Logo Effects on Problem-Solving Abilities: Pea?s Bank Street Studies
SUMMARY FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS
Comparison of Findings: Past and Present
Implications of Findings for Future Research
Implications of Findings for Future Implementation
A Final Word on the Future
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Rationale for Reviewing Instructional Computing Research
Scope of the Current Review
FINDINGS FROM PAST REVIEWS
Previous Reviews of Effectiveness: Descriptive Methods
Previous Reviews of Effectiveness: Meta-analysis Methods
Reviews of Non-CAI Computer Applications
Reviews of Non-Achievement Factors and Effects
Summary of Observations From Past Reviews
META-ANALYSIS ISSUES AND PROCEDURES
General Meta-analysis Procedures in the Past
Problems and Issues With Meta-analysis
Meta-Analysis Procedures in This Study
REVIEW OF THE STUDY FINDINGS
General Findings on Effectiveness
Are Computer Applications More Effective at Certain Grade Levels?
Are Computer Applications More Effective With Certain Types of Content?
Are Computer Applications More Effective With Certain Kinds of Students?
Do Student Attitudes Improve as a Result of Using Computers?
Findings on Effectiveness in Specific Content Areas and Specific Student Groups
How Effective Are Various Applications in Teaching Mathematics Skills?
How Effective Are Various Computer Applications for Reading and Language Skills?
How Effective Are Computer Applications in Science?
How Effective Are Computer Applications in Teaching English and Reading to ESL Students?
How Effective is Word Processing in Improving Writing Skills?
How Effective Are Logo and CAI Applications to Teach Problem-Solving?
Can Computer Applications Enhance Student Creativity?
Procedures and Findings of Major Studies
The ETS/LAUSD Study: The Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC) System and Compensatory Education
The ETS Writing-to-Read Study
Three Studies of Technology-Intensive Programs
Logo Effects on Problem-Solving Abilities: Pea?s Bank Street Studies
SUMMARY FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS
Comparison of Findings: Past and Present
Implications of Findings for Future Research
Implications of Findings for Future Implementation
A Final Word on the Future
REFERENCES