Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT]
February 1999
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 37
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No Comparison: Distance Education Finds a New Use for "No Significant Difference."
Barbara B. Lockee, John K. Burton & Lawrence H. Cross
This paper details the origins of the media comparison study methodology, its current use as an evaluation instrument in distance education, and recommendations for more stringent discrimination... More
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Which Way To Jump: Conventional Frog Dissection, CD-Tutorial, or Microworld?
Christine S. Marszalek & James Lockard
This study investigated and compared the level of initial and long-term retention of frog internal anatomy among students using an interactive CD tutorial, a desktop microworld, and conventional... More
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Designing On-Line Instruction Using Multidisciplinary Approaches
Sandra Andrews, Samuel A. DiGangi, David Winograd, Angel Jannasch-Pennell & Chong-Ho Yu
Instruction Support (IS) at Arizona State University is a multidisciplinary group integrating academia with information technology. Unique features having to do with the status of computing at the ... More
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Person-Environment Interaction in the Virtual Classroom: An Initial Examination
Susan M. Powers, Michaeleen Davis & Eileen Torrence
This pilot study explores the perceptions of distance education students of their classroom environment using the College/University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI), a traditional classroom... More
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Using Discourse Analysis as a Research Tool for Understanding User Navigation Models
Richard J. Voithofer
This paper examines how discourse analysis can be used as a methodology for understanding the mental models that influence how people navigate the Internet. Discourse analysis provides a... More
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Technology, Teaching, and Learning in Iowa High Schools
Nancy Maushak, Lynn Manternach Wigans & Caryl Bender
This project was part of the program evaluation of the Iowa Distance Education Alliance, a Star Schools Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Thirty Iowa high schools were selected to... More
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International Team Teaching: A Partnership between Mexico and Texas
Lauren Cifuentes & Karen L. Murphy
This case study reports on collaborative activities among four fourth grade teachers and their students over a year and explores the effectiveness of distance learning for international team... More
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The ARCS Model for Developing Motivationally-Adaptive Computer-Assisted Instruction
Sang H. Song & John M. Keller
This study examined the effects of a prototype of motivationally-adaptive CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction), developed in accordance with the ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction)... More
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A Case Study of Using Groupware To Support Collaborative Activities in a Distance Learning Course
Lara M. Luetkehans
This case study examined the ways a groupware tool, TWISTER (Talking - Writing - Information access - Solving problems with Technology for Education and Research), was used to create a learner... More
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The Major Themes and Trends in Doctoral Dissertation Research in Educational Technology from 1977 through 1998
Edward P. Caffarella
This paper presents a content analysis of doctoral dissertations in the field of educational technology from 1977 through 1998. Specific research questions include major research themes, how the... More
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Student Model Construction: An Interactive Strategy for Mental Models Learning
Ray Bland & Martin Tessmer
This research explored the thesis that mental model construction can be an effective instructional strategy for mental models learning by constructing a prototype that embodies this approach. The... More
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Project-Based Learning with the World Wide Web: A Qualitative Study of Resource Integration
Susan M. Land & Barbara Greene
The purpose of this study was to investigate the process used by learners to direct, locate, and integrate information resources for use in a project-based environment. Four cases (n=9, including... More
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Psychological Factors Influencing World-Wide Web Navigation
Amy L. Baylor
This experimental study investigated internal (psychological characteristics) and external (World Wide Web site features) factors influencing learning and disorientation in Web navigation. The... More
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Screen Miniatures as Icons for Backward Navigation in Content-Based Software
Elizabeth Boling, Guoping Ma, Chia-Wen Tao, Cengiz Askun, Tim Green, Theodore Frick & Heike Schaumburg
Users of content-based software programs, including hypertexts and instructional multimedia, rely on the navigation functions provided by the designers of those program. Typical navigation schemes ... More
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Planning and Implementing Web-Based Instruction: Tools for Decision Analysis
Stephen W. Harmon & Marshall G. Jones
This paper discusses issues and factors involved in making decisions on whether to use World Wide Web-based instruction. Five levels of Web-based instruction (no Web use, informational,... More
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Development Research Applied To Improve Motivation in Distance Education
Lya Visser, Tjeerd Plomp & Wilmad Kuiper
This study introduced motivational strategies in the student support system of a distance education program, offered by the University of London (England) and implemented by the International... More
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Portraying the Work of Instructional Designing: An Activity-Oriented Analysis
Gail A. Rathbun
This study tested the usefulness of an activity-oriented approach in describing and explaining the work of designing an international distance education course in business entrepreneurship at... More
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Research on Technology Courses at Colleges of Education
Amy Sheng Chieh Leh
This study investigated the structure and content of technology courses at 25 colleges of education. Data were collected through interviews at two professional conventions, followed up by e-mail... More
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Secondary Teachers' Professional Uses of Computers
Robin T. Chiero
The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' perceptions of the role computers play in their workplace performance. Subjects were 142 secondary public school teachers who responded to a... More
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Instructionist versus Constructionist Web-Based Collaborative Learning Environments
Greg Sherman
This study investigated the effects of instructionist (navigational, functional) versus constructionist (adaptive) World Wide Web (WWW) site environments on collaboration, achievement, attitudes,... More
