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  • × author_ss:"Cherry, J.M."
  • × theme_ss:"OPAC"
  1. Cherry, J.M.; Clinton, M.: ¬An experimental investigation of two types of instruction for OPAC users (1991) 0.05 
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    Source
    Canadian journal of information science. 16(1991) no.4, S.2-22
  2. Cherry, J.M.; Yuan, W.; Clinton, M.: Evaluating the effectiveness of a concept-based computer tutorial for OPAC users (1994) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    In an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of a concept based computer tutorial for training OPAC users, it was found that Toronto University students who viewed the tutorial performed significantly better on search tasks than those who received no instruction. Reports the results of a second experiment to investigate the effectiveness of the computer tutorial. 15 students viewed the computer tutorial and another 15 students served as a control group and did not receive any instruction. Results showed no significant differences in performance between the students who viewed the computer tutorial and those who did not receive any instruction. Discusses the differences between the results of the 2 experiments in terms of the characteristics of the participants and the characteristics of the OPACs and relates these findings to the findings of other studies on concept based instruction and offer suggestions for future research

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