Abstract
Researchers at the United States Air Force Academy and MetropolitanState University of Denver collaborated on a study to determine theeffectiveness of computer-graded vs. instructor-graded homeworkassignments in elementary Spanish courses at their respectiveinstitutions. Subjects completed one or the other type of onlineactivities tied directly to a specific chapter of the textbook of the courseand accessed via the online ancillary MySpanishLab. Followingcompletion of the chapter activities and assessment, subjects wereasked to complete a satisfaction survey indicating their reactions toand preferences for either computer-graded or instructor-gradedactivities. No significant differences were found between groups onassessment scores, though definite differences were noted indicatingstrong preferences for one type of activity over another.
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