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The Determination of Transfer of Learning from an Introductory Course to an Advanced Course in the Department of Biological Sciences at New York City Technical College.
Selvadurai, Ranjani H. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to determine transfer of learning from an introductory to an advanced course in biology. All lecture sections in the advanced course at New York City Technical College were used for random sampling in the study. These lecture sections consisted of a mixture of students who were exposed to techniques of transfer of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, Higher Education
A Comparison of Traditional and Television Lectures as a Means of Instruction in Biology at a Community College.
Firstman, Aranga – 1983
A study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of using the television lecture series "Introducing Biology" to traditional lecture techniques in a college-level Animal Biology course. The interest levels and subject course mastery of three groups of students were compared: (1) a control group who attended two 50-minute lectures per week; (2)…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Biology, Community Colleges, Educational Television
A Comparison of the Amount of Art Knowledge and Information Acquired by College Students through Site Visits and General Lecture.
Perez, Rafael A. – 1989
The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge about art acquired by students who went on site visits with that of students who experienced only the lecture method of teaching. A study was conducted at Boricua College (New York) with two groups of 25 students each, one participating as a control and one as an experimental group. The…
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Field Instruction
Comparison of Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning Methods and Traditional Methods in Physics Classes at Northern Maine Technical College.
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Overlock, Terrence H., Sr. – 1994
To determine the effect of collaborative learning methods on the success rate of physics students at Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC), a study was undertaken to compare the mean final exam scores of a students in a physics course taught by traditional lecture/lab methods to those in a group taught by collaborative techniques. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Lecture Method
Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Students' Final Grades. Applied Educational Research And Evaluation.
Brum, Joseph, Jr. – 1983
The effect of computer-assisted instruction versus the traditional lecture method on final grades was compared with two groups of students taking two business organization classes at Fayetteville Technical Institute. Thirty-two students attended four 1-hour lectures per week (the control group), while 38 students received computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
A Study of the Self-Paced Math Lab Approach to Developmental Algebra Compared to the Traditional Lecture Method at Brenau. Learning Theory and Applications.
Robinson, Patricia W. – 1990
This study was an initial effort at Brenau College (Georgia) to analyze the relative effectiveness of a self-paced math lab approach to developmental pre-college algebra. Students enrolled in 1988-89 were taught under the lecture method; this applied to students needing both developmental arithmetic and developmental algebra. During the subsequent…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, College Mathematics