Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development
1987 Volume 35, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Degree of Mnemonic Support and Students' Acquisition of Science Facts
Charles R. Morrison & Joel R. Levin
Describes study of eighth grade students conducted to test the effectiveness of mnemonic techniques to recall attributes of minerals. Results indicate that mnemonic instruction, when accompanied by... More
pp. 67-74
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The Effects of Orienting Activities and Cognitive Processing Time on Factual and Inferential Learning
Michael J. Hannafin
This study of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in computer literacy courses focuses on the effects of orienting activities and varied cognitive processing times on learning facts and... More
pp. 75-84
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Assessing Functional Effectiveness of Pictorial Representations Used in Text
Jeffry A. Hurt
Describes study of undergraduates conducted to test the effectiveness of illustrations in texts, based on two hypotheses concerned with the differences between analogical and literal illustrations ... More
pp. 85-94
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Comparison of Computer-Assisted Instruction and Print Drill Performance: A Research Note
Donald L. Campbell
A comparison of the performance of two groups of third grade students practicing division problems is used to assess the effect of a commercial computer-assisted instruction drill program on... More
pp. 95-103
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Is Systematic Telephone Tutoring More Effective for Some Correspondence Students Than for Others? An Exploratory Study
Gordon Thompson & Alan B. Knox
Discussion of correspondence instruction and the role of the tutor focuses on a study at the University of Manitoba that investigated the relationship between correspondence students' attitudes... More
pp. 105-17
