The Effectiveness of an Interactive Map Display in Tutoring Geography

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of different aspects of the SCHOLAR CAI system. The experiment compared how well students learn using SCHOLAR with (1) the interactive map display of Map- SCHOLAR, (2) a static labeled map, and (3) an unlabeled map. The results of the experiment showed that the students learned significantly more with the interactive map display, than with either the labeled map or the unlabeled map. A new method called backtrace analysis was used to assess the effectiveness of specific aspects of the tutoring strategy and the map system used in the experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA029752

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  • Allan Collins
  • Marilyn Jager Adams
  • Richard Pew

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  • BBN Technologies

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computers
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  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Geography
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  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Psychology
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  • Education

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