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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
Computer-Based
Education: Is It
a Panacea?
Janis Lowe
Louisiana State University
Abstract
The microcomputer was believed to be a panacea for all the educational
problems
dealing with instruction during the 1980s. Numerous studies were
conducted to
compare computer-based education (CBE) to traditional classroom
education. Here
five meta-analyses are reviewed. Student achievement (measured by
scores on
final examinations) reveals little difference between CBE and
traditional classroom
education. However, factors relating to instructor bias and type of
application
could be considered confounding factors that prevented these studies
from providing
significant results in favor of CBE. This article synthesizes these
meta-analyses
and concludes that CBE should supplement traditional instruction, not
replace
it.
Contributor
Janis Lowe is a research manager for the Louisiana Department of
Labor. She
is ABD at Louisiana State University in the School of Human Resource
Education
and Workforce Development. Her research interests include
instructional design
and electronic learning.
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Contact
Janis S. Lowe
395 College Hill Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
jlowe61@home.com
Copyright © 2001, ISTE (International Society for Technology
in Education).
All rights reserved.
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