Sponsoring Public Goods: The Case of CAI on the PC

Lovell, Michael C.

doi:10.1080/00220485.1991.10844697

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“…The CAI method, traceable to the work of Patrick Suppes and Richard Atkinson at Stanford University in 1963, was developed as computer-based, individualized instructional strategies that allowed learners to correct their responses through rapid feedback; mastery was obtained through drill and practice by allowing the student to take an active role in the learning process (Suppes, 1980). Unfortunately, the CAI revolution has not generated enthusiasm in the teaching of economics (Lovell, 1991;Porter & Riley, 1992). Unfortunately, the CAI revolution has not generated enthusiasm in the teaching of economics (Lovell, 1991;Porter & Riley, 1992).…”

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Economics

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1998

Social Science Computer Review

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Students enrolled in undergraduate economic statistics classes at Youngstown State University (YSU) were surveyed in an attempt to differentiate between users and nonusers of Web-based instruction (WBI) as a supplement to the traditional classroom lecture/problem-solving approach. Discriminant analysis and descriptive statistics tools were used to compare and contrast the perceptions of users and nonusers. The users concluded that distance learning via the World Wide Web (WWW or the Web) was not only a good method of obtaining general information but a useful tool in improving their academic performance in a quantitative economic class. Nonusers thought the university should help provide financial assistance for going online and that WBI should not be required for graduation.

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Economics

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1998

Social Science Computer Review

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“…Lovell (1991) suggests one reason: educational software has some of the characteristics of a public good. I believe that sociological labs are valuable, but this is only part of the truth.…”

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