Use of Inferred Objectives with Non-Objectives Based Instructional Materials.
Abstract
This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of providing learners with instructional objectives prior to instruction with non-objectives-based materials from which the objectives were inferred by the experiments. Sixty-four university students were randomly assigned to one of four treatments in which they received either no objectives, a partial list of objectives, or a complete list of objectives for an instructional film viewed together by all groups. Mean scores on the 18-item criterion test, which contained one item per objective, were significantly higher for Ss receiving objectives than for Ss receiving no objectives. Learners who received partial lists of objectives performed equally well or slightly better on the test portion for which they received no objectives than did learners who received no objectives, thus indicating that presentation of objectives did not appreciably limit their attention to content not relevant to the objectives. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769977
Entities
People
- Curtis L. Taylor
- Kenneth C. Roberts
- Patrick E. Smith
Organizations
- Arizona State University