Development and evaluation of a CAI course in Information Technology for Life at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Thailand

Sirisawad, Somporn

Development and evaluation of a CAI course in Information Technology for Life at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Thailand

Sirisawad, Somporn

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dc.contributor.author	Sirisawad, Somporn
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-29T23:38:26Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-29T23:38:26Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/64786
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Science.	en_AU
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine whether computer assisted instruction (CAI) in the Information Technology for Life course taken by first year students at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (NPRU), Thailand, could be used to teach at least as effectively as traditional methods. Since CAI has been used successfully in developed countries to supplement or replace traditional methods of instruction, it was thought that CAI may present a solution to the lack of instructors in general education courses across the 41 Rajabhat Universities in Thailand. CAI could also facilitate student centred learning, a key goal of the National Education Act (1999). One hundred and twenty four incoming freshman students enrolled at NPRU for the 2004 academic year participated in a study comparing the two methods of instruction using three topics of the Information Technology for Life course. The research questions examined were (1) are there differences between the groups on the achievement factors related to CAI usage? and (2) are there differences between the groups on attitude factors related to CAI and traditional teaching? CAI lessons were developed for the experimental group as interactive multimedia modules loaded from a CD-ROM; the control group received traditional lecture instruction. Pre-test and post-test scores indicated greater learning gains in the CAI group. Comparison of weak, average and strong students between the two groups showed no difference in learning outcomes for the weak students, but average and strong students in the CAI group did better than those of the control group. The results also indicated that CAI students' retention of content was better than that of students following traditional learning. There was no significant difference in students' attitudes toward their method of teaching. Students of both groups felt that overall their method of teaching was very good. No relationship was found between student performance and their attitude toward CAI.	en_AU
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dc.language.iso	en_AU	en_AU
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dc.subject	Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (NPRU), Thailand.	en
dc.subject	Computer assisted instruction (CAI)	en
dc.subject	Traditional methods of instruction.	en
dc.subject	Pre-test and post-test scores.	en
dc.title	Development and evaluation of a CAI course in Information Technology for Life at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Thailand	en_AU
dc.type	Thesis	en_AU
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Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to determine whether computer assisted instruction (CAI) in the Information Technology for Life course taken by first year students at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (NPRU), Thailand, could be used to teach at least as effectively as traditional methods. Since CAI has been used successfully in developed countries to supplement or replace traditional methods of instruction, it was thought that CAI may present a solution to the lack of instructors in general education courses across the 41 Rajabhat Universities in Thailand. CAI could also facilitate student centred learning, a key goal of the National Education Act (1999). One hundred and twenty four incoming freshman students enrolled at NPRU for the 2004 academic year participated in a study comparing the two methods of instruction using three topics of the Information Technology for Life course. The research questions examined were (1) are there differences between the groups on the achievement factors related to CAI usage? and (2) are there differences between the groups on attitude factors related to CAI and traditional teaching? CAI lessons were developed for the experimental group as interactive multimedia modules loaded from a CD-ROM; the control group received traditional lecture instruction. Pre-test and post-test scores indicated greater learning gains in the CAI group. Comparison of weak, average and strong students between the two groups showed no difference in learning outcomes for the weak students, but average and strong students in the CAI group did better than those of the control group. The results also indicated that CAI students' retention of content was better than that of students following traditional learning. There was no significant difference in students' attitudes toward their method of teaching. Students of both groups felt that overall their method of teaching was very good. No relationship was found between student performance and their attitude toward CAI.

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