The Effectiveness of Using Computers for Software Training: An Exploratory Study
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Prashant Palvia, Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor and Director of the McDowell Research Center for Global IT Management (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Both academic institutions and corporations have invested huge amounts of resources in computer-based training and
education. The evidence in support of the effectiveness of computers and instructional technology in the classroom is mixed at
best. and much of the practice is based on faith and ongoing trends in education. In this study, we conduct an exploratory
experimental investigation into the effectiveness of four computer-based software training methods; traditional, delayed.
asynchronous, and synchronous. We do not find any evidence to support the commonly held beliefs that there is an
improvement in the computing literacy scores of students if the instructor has access to computers or if the students have
access to computers during the software lesson. On the other hand, students find the practice of using computers both by
themselves and by the instructors more satisfying than not being able to use them in the classroom. Our results have serious
implications for instructors and decision-makers in both education and industry. While our results are directed at the lower
levels of the Bloom's taxonomy of learning, we recommend research into higher levels in order to assess the full impact of
computer-based education.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Information Systems Education; Winter 2007; 18, 4; Research Library pg. 479
- Language: English
- Date: 2007
- Keywords
- Computer-Based Education, Software Training, Learning Methods, Computer Literacy, Instructional Strategy