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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
Education |
Volume 34 Number
2 2001-2002
A
Meta-analysis
of the Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted
Instruction in Science
Education
Sule Bayraktar
Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey
Abstract
This meta-analysis investigated how effective
computer-assisted
instruction (CAI) is on student achievement in
secondary and
college science education when compared to
traditional instruction.
An overall effect size of 0.273 was calculated from
42 studies
yielding 108 effect sizes, suggesting that a typical
student
moved from the 50th percentile to the 62nd
percentile in science
when CAI was used. The results of the study also
indicated
that some study characteristics such as
student-to-computer
ratio, CAI mode, and duration of treatment were
significantly related to the effectiveness of CAI.
Contributor
Sule Bayraktar received her PhD in curriculum and
instruction
with an emphasis on science education from Ohio
University.
She is currently affiliated with Yuzuncu Yil
University in
Turkey. Her research interests include (1) effects
of computer
technologies and constructivist teaching methods on
student
achievement in science and (2) gender differences in
science
education.
Contact
Sule Bayraktar
Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi
Egitim Fakultesi
Zeve Kampusu
VAN/TURKEY
sulebayraktar@yahoo.com
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