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Klein, James D.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
The effects of individual versus cooperative learning and type of reward (points for completion or performance, or none) were studied with 126 undergraduate education majors. Subjects working alone performed better on the posttest and expressed more continuing motivation. Reward type did not affect performance or motivation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cooperative Learning, Education Majors, Higher Education
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Mattoon, Joseph S.; Klein, James D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Discussion of learner control in computer-assisted instructional simulations focuses on an experiment conducted with undergraduate students that compared three different treatments for instructional control in an aircraft simulator. Topics addressed include performance on immediate and delayed posttests; practice; student attitudes; effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Leader, Lars F.; Klein, James D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1996
Describes a study that investigated the effects of search tools and learner cognitive styles on performance in searches for information within a hypermedia database. Students in a university English-as-a-Second-Language program were assigned to one of four treatment groups, and results show a significant interaction between search tool and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, Databases
Pridemore, Doris R.; Klein, James D. – 1992
Although both learner control and feedback have been heavily researched, very little research has been conducted on giving learners control over the feedback which they receive. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learner control of feedback in a computer assisted instruction (CAI) lesson. The independent variables were type of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback
Klein, James D. – 1994
The effects of orienting activities and practice on performance and student behaviors in a cooperative learning environment were studied with 80 graduate education majors in an educational psychology course. A 2 x 2 factorial design was used, with orienting activity (advance organizer versus objectives) and type of practice (verbal information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Behavior Patterns, Cooperative Learning
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Klein, James D.; Pridemore, Doris R. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate the effect of cooperative learning and the need for affiliation on performance, time on task, and satisfaction of undergraduates using an instructional television lesson. Individual measures are described, cooperative versus individual learning strategies are compared, and future research is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affiliation Need, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning