The impact of a laptop computer assisted technology option on biology students' choice of a multi-media instructional methodology

This investigation was conducted with volunteer students in Cape Town in 1998-1999. analyses a sample of 323 students' improvement in achievement scores in physiology. The aim of this study was to explore the ,impact of the three instructional options, achievement, and preferences, on biology students with respect to gender and choice of instructional programme. The quantitative data was obtained from pre-test to post-test improvement scores, and qualitative data from open-ended questionnaires. The purpose of this investigation was to offer students a free choice of learning details of human physiology, using labels. by anyone of three available options: (a) by a laptop computer graphics physiology instructional programme; or (b) by equivalent hand-held coloured pictures of human organs and systems; or (c) by hands-on manipulation of the articulated components of the equivalent life-size dissembled torso model of a human body.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Education

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Demirtas, Ilhami

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rochford, Kevin

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10409

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10409