Comparing the Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction with Conventional Teaching on Students' Achievement at Yarmouk University

Abstract

To compare the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction with conventional teaching, this study was conducted on (179) students (114 females, 65 males) in Yarmouk University. A computer software was developed to present some units of an Arabic translation of the programmed book “The Analysis of Behavior “(Holland And Skinner 1961). Students were divided into two groups: an experimental group (n=91) called the computer group and the control group (n=88) called the conventional method group. Before instruction, all students were given an achievement test as a pretest, and then each group was taught as designed. After teaching, the same achievement test was administered as a posttest. Statistical analysis of scores on achievement test showed that the students in the computer group excelled significantly those in the conventional group.