Ability Grouping for Teaching Computer Literacy Classes
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Michio Nakanishi, Akira Harada, Osaka University, Japan
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-40-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
This paper shows that ability grouping in the middle of a semester is effective for teaching computer literacy to freshmen who have a variety of skill levels. Three teachers including the authors have been teaching a computer literacy course to 150 students for about five years. In 1998 and 1999, we reorganized three 50-student classes based on an achievement exam in the middle of the semester. After the reorganization, we adjusted lectures according to the students' ability. Our statistical analysis shows that the exam scores were improved and the students' self-assessment scores of their own skills were upgraded in all classes. The effect was significant in the slow-learners class compared to the other two classes.
Citation
Nakanishi, M. & Harada, A. (2000). Ability Grouping for Teaching Computer Literacy Classes. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2000--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 820-825). Montreal, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/16167/.
© 2000 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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