AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION OF CBI IN SUPPORT OF MASTERY LEARNING

In spite of a large body of research, deep knowledge regarding the eff ect of computer-based instruction systems (CBI) is lacking. The object ive of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of CBI in su pport of mastery learning. The analysis is based on 333 students who u sed a CBI system, called management information systems tutor (MIST), for a nine-week period. Results of the analysis show that the MIST hel ped students improve their performance. In addition, a significant rel ationship was observed to exist between a student's performance and li me on task. However, some students neither reached mastery performance nor did any significant change in their time spent on task occur. Thi s is contrary to the belief held by some researchers in the field of C BI. These results are analyzed with respect to findings from motivatio nal and self-learning research.