Effect of Confirmation Peeking and Response Mode on Programmed Instruction

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Title
Effect of Confirmation Peeking and Response Mode on Programmed Instruction
Date
1968
Index Abstract
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Photo Quality
Not Needed
Report Number
AMRL TR 67-225
Corporate Author
Behavioral Sciences Laboratory
Laboratory
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
Extent
32
Identifier
AD0686422
Access Rights
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Distribution Classification
1
Contract
Laboratory Research - No Contract
DoD Project
1710
DoD Task
171003
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
None
Distribution Conflict
No
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of peeking on programmed instruction. The study tested the following hypotheses: (1) the requirement for overt responses does not increase learning in programmed instruction, (2) devices or formats to preclude confirmation peeking do not increase the effectiveness of programmed instruction, and (3) time can be saved by eliminating the requirement for overt responses. Two groups of 39 subjects each were used. The subjects were commissioned officer Air Force pilot trainees and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), junior and senior college students matched on the basis of scores obtained on the Officer Quality Composite of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT). The stimulus material was a radar orientation programmed text. Results of the study were: (1) peeking did not reduce the effectiveness of programmed instruction; (2) students who responded covertly learned as efficiently as students who responded overtly; and (3) covert responding did not save instructional time.
Report Availability
Full text available
Date Issued
1968-12
Provenance
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
Type
report
Format
1 online resource
Creator
Valverde, Horace H.
Media
AMRLTR67-225.pdf