dc.contributor.author	Keefe, Melissa Velhage	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	southwest Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2003-2006	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-07T13:29:37Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:11Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-07T13:29:37Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:11Z
dc.date.issued	2005-12	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/404	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this research project was to determine if "Do We" Really Know Dewey?, a web-based tutorial, was effective for teaching students the Dewey decimal classification system. This qualitative study included observations, pre- and post-tests, interviews, and post-intervention surveys. Two classes of fifth-grade students used the tutorial in one forty-minute session. Immediately after using the tutorial, students completed worksheets which required them to match 14 book titles with the correct Dewey category. Two days later, students conducted two timed book searches in the media center. The research showed that most of the students liked using the tutorial and that most learned some basic facts about the Dewey classification system. However, the tutorial had little or no effect on most students' ability to conduct book searches. While a few students were able to locate their books in less than one minute, most could not. The results of this study were presented to the learning community and system media specialists through a PowerPoint presentation and a display in the media center.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Dewey classification system	en_US
dc.subject	web-based tutorial	en_US
dc.subject	Do We	en_US
dc.title	Using a Computer-Based Tutorial to Teach the Dewey Decimal System	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Brovey, Andrew J.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.committee	Schmertzing, Lorraine	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed. S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US