| Title | The comparison between computer and paper-based acquisition of knowledge and its impact on comprehension and retention. |
| Publication Type | TAR Project |
| Authors | Olubu K, Sadler C |
| Institution | Howard |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Abstract | In recent years the world of instructional education has witnessed a systematic change from traditional paper-based examinations to computer-based assessments. At first glance this shift may not seem to pose an obstacle for student outcomes. However, when considering the plight of students who are on the cusp of this reorganization, that is students who learned how to read using the traditional method of paper and pencil, the change in symbolic manipulation may place some students at a disadvantage. As an example, such modifications can be potentially problematic where high stakes examinations like the SAT, MCAT, GMAT or GRE are concerned. |
| Keywords | HowardTAR |
| Objectives | Using a sample of college-aged students in an introductory level course in Biology, this investigation will compare the outcomes of paper-based learning and computer based learning on either paper based or computer based models of assessment. By separating the classroom into two randomly assigned groups, by which Group A will follow the traditional paper-based archetype and Group B will use the computer model, the researchers will use quantitative methods to illuminate performance barriers that may be associated with this shift in paradigm. |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Department/Discipline | Department of Pharmachology, Department of Educational Psychology |
