The interactive effects of individual learning style, computer software, and teacher involvement on developing typing skill /
and the level of teacher involvement on students learning how
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | and the level of teacher involvement on students learning how Community Education typing classes. Seventy-six students courses. Mavis Beacon was chosen by the investigator because Currently, the school district uses the Alphabetic design. The dependent measures for this research are typing drop-out rate. A fifty percent decrease was experienced in effect of an individual's learning style on software in the San Antonio Northside School District's Adult individual's learning style, the type of computer software, influence the typing rate of students. The type of software instructors of the typing classes. This research found that involvement and software type was also discovered to Keyboarding (1989) or Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (1991). Keyboarding, software in its adult and high school typing learning style. The two levels of teacher involvement were of its usability, various features, and self-paced learning on IBM compatible computers with either Alphabetic or negative dependent upon the software available to a participated in the study. The students learned how to type particular learning style. Of the Mavis Beacon students, personable and detached which were based on the two rate (adjusted for accuracy) and drop-out rate which is students. The interactive effect of level of teacher Style Inventory (1976) was used to determine an individual's subjective preference survey was distributed to measure the survey results highlighted specific feature preferences of the classes with the Mavis Beacon software as compared to the four learning styles as individuals and combined. the typing rate measure exhibited a change for the positive This research examines the effects and interactions of an those with Alphabetic Keyboarding. The subjective preference three of the four learning styles experienced a gain in their to type on a computer keyboard. The research was conducted traditionally high for most continuing education classes. A typing rate as compared to the Alphabetic Keyboarding usability and feature design ratings. The Kolb Learning used in the classroom was found to greatly influence the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Industrial Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 66 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |