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	Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W. Michael Reed, New York University
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volume 34 Number 1 Fall 2001

Laptop Computers and Multimedia and Presentation Software
Their Effects on Student Achievement in Anatomy and Physiology

Del Siegle
University of Connecticut

Theresa Foster
Boise State University

Abstract
Two groups of high school students alternately used laptop computers with multimedia and presentation software to study anatomy and physiology content over the course of one school year. Each group used computers for two quarters and traditional paper-based materials for two quarters. Both groups were taught the same curriculum by the same teacher. The course grades of the two groups were compared each quarter. Analysis indicated that the students benefited from creating PowerPoint (1986–2000) presentations and reviewing course material with the A.D.A.M. (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine)—The Inside Story (1997) software. (Keywords: anatomy and physiology, laptop computers, multimedia software, presentation software.)

Contributors

Del Siegle earned his PhD in educational psychology in 1995. He is an assistant professor in residence at the University of Connecticut where he teaches Principles and Methods in Educational Research, Problem-Based Learning in an Information Age, and Telecommunications in Teaching. Dr. Siegle lectures on gifted education and instructional technology issues.

Theresa Foster is the educational technology assessment coordinator at Boise State University. She has a master’s degree in educational technology. She coordinates the Educational Technology Assessment test writing group, which develops material to assess teachers’ competencies at implementing technology into their classrooms.

Contact

Dr. Del Siegle
University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Rd.
U-7 - Storrs, CT 06269-3007
dsiegle@uconn.edu

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