1. Supplementing traditional instruction with objectives-based instructional development
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Eleanor M. Villalpando, Charles Marquez, Gary Watkins, Robert C. Lievens, and Howard J. Sullivan
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Class (computer programming) ,Instructional development ,Computer science ,Teaching styles ,Mathematics education ,Educational technology - Abstract
A teacher guide incorporating objectives, learner practice, and assessment was developed for use with an existing instructional booklet on electricity. Eight classes of fourth graders were randomly assigned by class to one of two conditions: the booklet taught by teachers using their own teaching styles or using the objectives-based guide. Mean pretest scores of the two groups were comparable. Posttest means were 15.28 (76 percent) for objectives-based subjects and 10.29 (51 percent) for those under the more traditional instruction,t(126)=8.11,p
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- 1986
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