An Evaluation of the Audio Workbook System. R & D Report.

Autor/in	Andrulis, Richard S.
Institution	American Coll. of Life Underwriters, Bryn Mawr, PA. Zimmerman Adult Learning Lab.
Titel	An Evaluation of the Audio Workbook System. R & D Report.
Quelle	(1973), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Audiotape Recordings; Audiovisual Instruction; Comparative Analysis; Course Evaluation; Data Collection; Evaluation Methods; Instructional Materials; Postsecondary Education; Program Evaluation; Research Reports; Student Attitudes; Summative Evaluation; Tables (Data) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Data capture; Datensammlung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Schülerverhalten; Tabelle
Abstract	The Cassette Review Program (CRP), developed by The American College of Life Underwriters, is organized into 10 sections corresponding to the 10 courses of the American College C.L.U. diploma program. It includes both audio tapes and notebooks. The formative evaluation of the CRP carried out in 1971 resulted in a restructuring of both the tapes and notebooks, as well as the clarification of selected content material. A summative evaluation of CRP courses 2 and 4 was carried out in 1972. The evaluation was conducted using a design called "Separate Sample Pretest Posttest," to ascertain the effects of the two courses on student performance. Students, classified as self-studying or classroom, were selected at random to participate in the study. In total, 16 teachers and 368 students took part in the evaluation. A multiple-choice test was used to measure student knowledge of the CRP material, and two of the four groups of students also received a questionnaire to obtain data on the amount and type of use of the CRP, as well as on the technical aspects of the program. The test results were subjected to an analysis of variance with an unweighted-means solution. The results indicated that students who utilized CRP, in a self-studying or classroom mode, did significantly better than students who did not use CRP. The evaluation points up the significance of the CRP as an instructional device with technical excellence. The questionnaire replies indicated a favorable attitude among the users of the CRP. It is recommended that the tests used in the evaluation be incorporated as part of the CRP package. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC