CBI module on basic Microsoft Excel functions and classroom spreadsheet application adapted from Pollard et al. (2003)

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Description

The erratum corrects the attribution of the computer-based instruction (CBI) module used in the original study. As the corrected sentence states, "A CBI module on the basic functions of Microsoft Excel TM and the application of spreadsheets in the classroom, adapted from Pollard et al. (2003) was developed for this study by the first author using Macromedia Director." The module taught basic Excel functions and classroom spreadsheet application and included a problem scenario provided to students, adapted from the Pollard et al. (2003) curricular computing materials.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• The module was adapted from the published curricular computing materials of Pollard, VanDehey, and Pollard (2003), which the erratum adds as a required citation

Constraints

• Attribution correction applies only to two specified sentences of the original article (page 106, paragraph one, first sentence; page 107, paragraph two, fifth sentence)

Target Learners

• teachers learning classroom spreadsheet skills

Learning Goals

• basic functions of Microsoft Excel
• application of spreadsheets in the classroom

Claims

• In one experiment with 256 undergraduates, computer-based lesson versions that included practice produced significantly higher posttest scores than versions without practice [+W]

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Key Sources

• Jeremy I. Tutty, James D. Klein. (2008). Computer-mediated instruction: a comparison of online and face-to-face collaboration — ERRATUM. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-008-9092-7

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id	cbi-module-excel-spreadsheets-pollard-2003
title	CBI module on basic Microsoft Excel functions and classroom spreadsheet application adapted from Pollard et al. (2003)
description	The erratum corrects the attribution of the computer-based instruction (CBI) module used in the original study.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-28
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sources	1 — jeremy-i-tutty-2008

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