Journal of Computing in Higher Education
2000 Volume 11, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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A Design for Standards-based Knowledge Components
Thor A. Anderson & M David Merrill
Describes ongoing work in designing modular software components based on open standards and a specific instructional design theoryuinstructional transaction theory. Focuses on applied technological... More
pp. 3-29
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Creating a Web-based Virtual Tour at Purdue University
James L. Mohler
Describes planning, development, implementation, and features of a Web-based "virtual tour" information and marketing resource developed at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana). The result... More
pp. 50-62
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The Social and Organizational Life Data Archive (SOLDA)
Ken Reed, Betsy Blunsdon & Malcolm Rimme
Outlines the rationale and design of the Social and Organizational Life Data Archive (SOLDA), an on-line collection of survey and other statistical data relevant to research in the fields of... More
pp. 63-74
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Automating E-Mail to Students
Albert Oosterhof
Describes a method whereby college instructors can efficiently create individualized e-mail messages to students. The technique combines the mail merge capability of Microsoft Word and Excel with... More
pp. 75-90
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The Comparative Effectiveness of CAI on Collegiate Academic Performance
Edwin P. Christmann & John L. Badgett
Meta-analysis of 18 studies on the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) at the college level found an overall mean effect size of 0.127, i.e., students receiving traditional... More
pp. 91-103
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Anxiety Toward Statistics and the Use of Computers
Paul Rendulic & Steve Terrell
Compared anxiety levels of graduate-level education majors using either hand-held calculators or statistical software in an educational research course. Found no statistically significant... More
pp. 104-20