Accession Number:

AD0752991

Title:

Interaction of Abilities and Anxiety with Availability of Objectives and/or Test Items on Computer-Based Task Performance.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

FLORIDA STATE UNIV TALLAHASSEE COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Merrill,Paul F.
• Towle,Nelson J.

Report Date:

1971-07-31

Pagination or Media Count:

46.0

Abstract:

The effects of behavioral objectives andor criterion test items on the learning process were investigated. The 123 Ss were randomly assigned to either an example-only, an objective-example, a test-example, or an objective-test-example group. Objectives significantly increased the amount of time Ss spent studying the example displays. A significant ability by treatment interaction revealed that display latency had a negative relationship to reasoning ability for Ss in the test-example and objective-test-example groups, but was not related to reasoning for Ss in the example-only and objective-example groups. Differential relationships between state-anxiety and treatments were also observed. Author

Descriptors:

• (*LEARNING
• MOTIVATION)
• TIME
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• REASONING
• ANXIETY

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE