Date of Award
1-1-1985
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Teaching & Learning
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide direction to educators regarding computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the laboratory setting. The specific purposes encouraging the initiation of this study were the following: (1) to enable educators to better understand the application of CAI in the photography laboratory and (2) to provide research data regarding the effectiveness for implementing augmented CAI in the photography laboratory.The subjects of the study were 94 students enrolled in selected courses which incorporated black and white photography laboratory instruction at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1984. During the study, the control group completed a demographic information questionnaire, received a lecture and demonstration on the production of a test strip and produced a series of test prints which were analyzed on the reflection densitometer. The experimental group received the same treatment but in addition were given a presentation on microcomputer usage and utilized the microcomputer with the CAI module in the photographic laboratory. Analysis of variance was applied for the three major statistical data analyses used in the study: (1) post density readings analysis, (2) prior knowledge in darkroom photography and (3) level in college.The findings of the study were: (1) The experimental group had significantly lower errors from the acceptable density range on the test print, (2) Prior knowledge in darkroom photographic methods was not by itself significant in regard to producing a good quality test print, (3) When using the CAI module, prior knowledge in darkroom photographic methods resulted in more errors from the acceptable density range than those subjects without prior knowledge, and (4) Level in college was significant when considered as an independent variable within each group, but was consistent between the groups.The conclusions of the study were: (1) Augmented computer-assisted instruction can be one of the effective methods employed to teach black and white darkroom photography concepts, and (2) Procedural error can be kept within an acceptable range to produce consistent high quality projection prints when utilizing augmented CAI.
Recommended Citation
Stenehjem, Keith Alan, "A Comparison Of Lecture-Demonstration And Augmented Computer-Assisted Instruction Methods For College Students' Laboratory Learning Experience (Industrial Technology, Industrial Arts Education, Photography)." (1985). Theses and Dissertations. 8625.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/8625