TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring study time distributions
T2 - Implications for designing computer-based courses
AU - Taraban, Roman
AU - Maki, William S.
AU - Rynearson, Kimberly
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - In both traditional lecture-test courses and courses delivered over the World-Wide Web (WWW), both beginning and experienced college students reported studying almost exclusively just before exams. Automatic measures (computer records, WWW page hits, and electronic mail archives) confirmed the self-reported distributions of study times. Weekly deadlines produced weekly volleys of taking on-line quizzes, a pattern that was reflected in serf-reports of study times. However, on-line study materials were used primarily for review for regularly scheduled in-class exams. Thus, regardless of course format, students engaged in massed practice and did not experience study aids at appropriate times. Computer technology provides new forms of learning for students, as well as opportunities for instructors to observe patterns of student study time. Management of instructional contingencies will be necessary to bring students into contact with the rich cognitive aids enabled by technology.
AB - In both traditional lecture-test courses and courses delivered over the World-Wide Web (WWW), both beginning and experienced college students reported studying almost exclusively just before exams. Automatic measures (computer records, WWW page hits, and electronic mail archives) confirmed the self-reported distributions of study times. Weekly deadlines produced weekly volleys of taking on-line quizzes, a pattern that was reflected in serf-reports of study times. However, on-line study materials were used primarily for review for regularly scheduled in-class exams. Thus, regardless of course format, students engaged in massed practice and did not experience study aids at appropriate times. Computer technology provides new forms of learning for students, as well as opportunities for instructors to observe patterns of student study time. Management of instructional contingencies will be necessary to bring students into contact with the rich cognitive aids enabled by technology.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033129797&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3758/BF03207718
DO - 10.3758/BF03207718
M3 - Article
C2 - 10495808
AN - SCOPUS:0033129797
SN - 0743-3808
VL - 31
SP - 263
EP - 269
JO - Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers
JF - Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers
IS - 2
ER -