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Dyadic interactions at the microcomputer interface: a case study in computer assisted learning
Author(s) -
Anderson A.,
O'Hagan F. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1989.tb00206.x
Subject(s) - dyad , microcomputer , pupil , computer science , computer assisted instruction , computer assisted learning , interface (matter) , human–computer interaction , computer supported collaborative learning , software , mathematics education , multimedia , educational technology , psychology , social psychology , programming language , telecommunications , chip , bubble , neuroscience , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
A case study in which dyads of subjects (both a pupil‐pupil and a teacher‐pupil dyad) use a microcomputer computer assisted learning (CAL) program is discussed. We argue that an approach involving the videotaping of pupils' interactions around the computer, microanalysing the resulting dialogue, and relating the results from the dialogue analysis to learning outcomes is a potentially very powerful method for evaluating the educational efficacy of CAL software. The present case study describes a technique for collecting appropriate data, indicates the richness of such dialogue data and illustrates some of the hidden problems in CAL program use which other evaluation methods are unlikely to expose.