A study of the effects of computer-assisted instruction on the attitude and achievement of vocational nursing students.
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1985.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest Copy Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this investigation was to determine if computer-assisted instruction (CAI) would affect student achievement and student attitudes of vocational nursing students in a pharmacology math course where ratio and proportion was the topic of study. The subjects were 64 students enrolled in the vocational nursing program at Temple Junior College in Temple, Texas, during the fall 1984 and spring 1985 semesters. The subjects were randomly assigned to two experimental groups. One group (treatment) experienced lecture and CAI modules on ratio and proportion. The other group (active control) experienced lecture and worksheets. Research questions, aligned with the purpose of the study, were as follows: (a) Is there a significant difference in the achievement of vocational nursing students taught pharmacology math by lecture and worksheets as compared to a comparable group taught by lecture augmented with CAI? (b) Is there a significant difference in the attitude of vocational nursing students toward pharmacology math when taught by lecture and worksheets as compared to a comparable group taught by lecture augmented with CAI? (c) Is there a significant difference in the attitude of vocational nursing students toward computer-assisted instruction when taught by lecture and worksheets as compared to a comparable group taught by lecture augmented with CAI? The research design was a randomized control group, pretest-posttest. Three instruments were used to collect data: cognitive achievement test, attitude questionnaire toward pharmacology math, and attitude questionnaire toward CAI. Research hypotheses were studied using a 2 x 2 groups by trials analysis of variance. Findings revealed no significant difference in the achievement of vocational nursing students taught pharmacology math by lecture/worksheets as compared to those taught by lecture augmented with CAI. Further, it was found that there was no significant difference between the two groups in attitude toward pharmacology math. However, there was a significant difference in attitude toward CAI between the two groups at posttest. It was concluded that the significant difference was seemingly attributed to a significant decrease in attitude toward CAI by the lecture/worksheet group. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Curriculum and Instruction." Typescript (photocopy). Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 90 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-73). |