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Alternative Presentations of Identical Content |
| Introduction Technology Issues and Decisions Phase I: Color Preference Test Phase II: Shades of Difference Phase III: Website Preferences Phase IV: Alternative Presentations of Identical Content
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Phase IV | Experiment Design Experiment DesignIntroduction In the fourth phase of the research, the emphasis became styles of learning and presentation of material in relation to gender preferences. Four modules were designed which presented the same basic content in four different ways. The subject for all four modules was characteristics of science fiction. The first module presented the information as quotes from science fiction novels; the second used illustrations that would be typical of science fiction; the third listed content that might be found in science fiction; and the fourth presented science fiction characteristics in a typical, linear, textbook style of presentation followed by a true/false test. These modules thus presented conteny in various formats: linear, inferential, visual. Module development was based on background research by Joiner, 1996; Gorriz and Medina, 2000; Whitely, 1996; Lin and Liu, 2001; Benbunan-Fich, 2001; and Bachiochi et al, 1997. Students were asked to explore the content in each module and then list characteristics of science fiction. After using each of the four modules, students were asked to choose which manner of presentation best and least facilitated their learning and to indicate why this was so. Responses were analyzed by gender to continue with the investigation of gender differences in a technological environment. Websites
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Project C.O.P.E.: Content,
Organization, Preference, Evaluation
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