The Journal of Computer Based Instruction 

About: The Journal of Computer Based Instruction is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer-Assisted Instruction & Higher education. Over the lifetime, 284 publications have been published receiving 6446 citations.

Effectiveness of Computer-Based Education in Secondary Schools.

Abstract: A meta-analysis of 32 comparative studies showed that computer-based education has generally had positive effects on the achievement of elementary school pupils. These effects have been dif- ferent, however, for programs of @line computer-managed instruction (CMI) and for interactive computer-assisted (CAI). The average effect in 28 studies of CAI programs was an increase in pupil achievement scores of O. 47 standard deviations, or from the 50th to the 68th percen- tile. The average effect in four studies of CMI programs, however, was an increase in scores of only O. 07 standard deviations. Study features were not significantly related to study outcomes. Computers are fast becoming an important factor in elementary school teaching. The number of computers in American elementary schools has increased by a factor of at least 10 during this decade, and the majority of schools now own them (Becker, 1983). The use of computers in teaching is nonetheless a difficult subject to bring into focus. Researchers and developers disagree on some of the basic issues. Even the terminology in the area is open to dispute. The acronym CAI is often used, but it is variously interpreted as standing for computer-assisted instruc- tion, computer-aided instruction, computer-augmented instruction, or computer-administered instruction. Other terms used in the area are computer-managed instruction, computer- based learning, and computer-based instruction. Computer-based education, or CBE, is becoming increasingly popular as a generic term for the area because it encom-