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Eastman, Susan Tyler – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
This study of microcomputer use to access an online encyclopedia revealed attitudes of eighth-graders towards computer technology and videotex. Electronic searching is compared to searching with traditional library print materials for a science course, the role of computer printouts is discussed, and research methods including observation and…
Descriptors: Databases, Encyclopedias, Information Seeking, Intermode Differences
Peer reviewedKrendl, Kathy A.; Fredin, Eric S. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1986
This field study examined learning effects attributable to instructional design characteristics when eighth-grade science students used a print encyclopedia or a videotex version of the encyclopedia to write term papers. Results suggest that specific effects of instructional design characteristics of a delivery system are of a limited nature. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Encyclopedias
