The purpose of this research study was to examine the effects of several formative evaluation procedures on the effectiveness of instructional materials. / The levels of the independent variable were one-to-one formative evaluation, internal reviewers, embedded feedback, and no formative evaluation. The dependent variables assessed were instructional effectiveness and type of change in the materials as a result of the revision using the small-group formative evaluation feedback. Also, instructional effectiveness and efficiency, and attitude toward the instructional materials were determined by using the data gathered at the field testing. / Students participating in this research were ninth and tenth graders at The Florida State University's Developmental Research School. The students were given an instructional package which contained one of four different versions of a self-instructional module, a pretest, a posttest, and an attitude questionnaire. / Analysis of the data collected at the small-group evaluation indicated there were no significant differences in students' performance on the posttest across the four groups. / Feedback collected during the small-group phase produced subtle but similar changes in the content and format of the versions of the module. The revised instructional materials were tested using a larger group of students. / Data gathered at the field testing stage indicated no significant differences for students' performance on the posttest. Learning time was similar for all students, regardless of their group. All four treatment groups indicated little or no differences regarding attitude toward the instructional materials. / It can be concluded from this study that, regardless of the type of procedure used, at least one phase of formative evaluation is required to produce effective instructional materials. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-10, Section: A, page: 2912. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75674 |
| Contributors | VERGARA, ADRIANA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 243 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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