A Sequential Evaluation of Computer Assisted Instruction in US Army Basic Electronics Training.

Autor/inn/en	Longo, Alexander A.; Giunti, Frank E.
Institution	Army Signal Center and School, Fort Monmouth, NJ.
Titel	A Sequential Evaluation of Computer Assisted Instruction in US Army Basic Electronics Training.
Quelle	(1972), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Computer Assisted Instruction; Developmental Programs; Electronics; Feasibility Studies; Formative Evaluation; Individualized Instruction; Instructional Design; Military Personnel; Military Training; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Summative Evaluation; Tutorial Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Entwicklungsplan; Elektronik; Individualisierender Unterricht; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Militärausbildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Tutorial programmes; Förderprogramm; Lernprogramm; Tutorensystem
Abstract	The Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Division of the U.S. Army Signal Center and School (USASCS) at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey evaluated CAI's success in teaching basic electronics. An initial feasibility study, interim assessments, and a summative evaluation assessed the value of the developmental, user-oriented, individualized CAI programs created by the USASCS. The CAI material was presented in the tutorial mode on the IBM 1500 System, utilizing the IBM Coursewriter language, an IBM 1510 Display Console, and an IBM 1512 Image Projector. CAI and conventional instruction were compared with respect to student achievement in the first four weeks of the electronics course and their achievement in the fifth and sixth weeks; attitudes toward CAI were also assessed. A matched group statistical design was employed, and fixed effects analysis of variance and t-tests for equivalent groups used to analyze data. The results indicated that CAI is as effective as, or better than, conventional instruction in teaching basic electronics, demonstrated CAI's capability to reduce training time by 35%, and revealed student satisfaction with the CAI methods. These favorable findings have contributed to the recommendation that the Army continue to expand its CAI capabilities. (PB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC