Relationship between Text Display Method and College Student Short Term Knowledge Retention during Self-Study.

This purpose of this study was to determine if a significant difference existed in the short-term knowledge retention of college freshmen reading informational stimulus materials presented through one of three different text display modes; 1) traditional printed text, 2) computer-displayed linear text, and 3) computer-displayed hypertext. The sample consisted of 267 college freshmen at a southern regional university. The 267 students were randomly selected from the entire population of entering freshmen during Fall 2002. These students were then randomly assigned to one of the three treatment groups. After reading the stimulus materials for a specified amount of time, students completed a multiple-choice knowledge-based test that was designed by the researcher. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare scores on the knowledge test across the three different treatment groups. The analysis showed a significant difference in the scores of students in the computer-displayed hypertext and traditional printed text groups, with those reading traditional printed text scoring higher. There was also a main effect for gender, with females scoring higher on the knowledge test than males. There was no significant gender by text display method interaction These findings support the relative efficacy of presenting information to college students in a traditional printed text format under similar conditions

The Grizzly, May 5, 1999

Spring Fling Success • Students Compete in First-Ever Ursinus Drag Competition • Student Speakers Selected • Commencement Program Announced • Mr. Ursinus: Anthony Petrino • Graduation Events Slated: Five Honorary Degrees to be Delivered at Graduation; Baccalaureate Speaker Announced • Let\u27s Throw Some Shoes! • Final Exam Schedule • Ursinus Lacrosse, Baseball Take Centennial Conference by Storm • UC Baseball Dominated the Centennial Conference Behind Great Pitching Performances by Wiatrak and Goldwater • Softball Falls Short of Top Shot • Newmaster Wins Pitcher of the Year • Adegunwa, O\u27Hara Dominate at CC Champs • Best Wishes to Spring Sports Seniorshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1443/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 16, 1999

Date Auction Helps Ursinus Senior and Community Charity • Jordanian Student Reacts to Leader\u27s Death • Art History Minor Approved • Professors, Students Mark Bookstore Opening • Opinion: Life After Bill and Monica; Cuban Threat, Fact or Fiction? • History Through Theater • Cloud 9 at proTheatre • Men\u27s Basketball Falls to Second Place • Women\u27s Basketball Wearing Out • Basketball Players Named to Weekly Honor Roll • Gymnastics Team Bests School Record • U.C. Wrestling Sweeps Quad Meethttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1434/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 30, 1999

Bears Take a Beating Against Rowan in the NCAA Division III Tournament: Final Score 55-0 • Judicial Board Finds Two Students Guilty • Judicial Board: How the System Works • S.T.A.R.: Providing Help for Victims of Sexual Assaults • Ursinus\u27 Political Link to the Collegeville Community: Dr. Goetz • Experiencing the Trappe Tavern • Student Says Sayonara to UC and Opts for Off-Campus Experience • Letters to the Editors: Violence on Campus; The White Agenda; A Case of Race • Bears Gain First Victory in NCAA Division III Playoffs • Rowan Overpowers Ursinus in Second Round of Playoffs • Fan-Vans Travel to Bridgewater, Mass. • Ursinus Swimming Fights Hard Against Gettysburghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1453/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, December 7, 1999

Student Crimes On College Campuses • Biology Major Woes: Schedule Changes Leave Students Frustrated • Rich Barrett Scores his 1,000th Career Point • Talent Show Displays Ursinus Students\u27 Skills • AIDS Quilt Displayed in Helfferich Gym • Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate Will Speak at Ursinus • Omwake: The House of Ill Repute • Final Exam Schedule • Lovin\u27 it at Louie\u27s • Letter to the Editors • Singing Group Edges out Magician • Ursinus College Choir Presents Messiah • Women\u27s Volleyball; The Year in Review and their Run to the ECAC\u27s • Wrestling Struggles in Tourney • Men\u27s Hoopsters Net First Win • Ursinus Swimming Falls to Red Devils of Dickinson • Seniors Remembered: Teammates Reflect on Departing Upperclassmenhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1454/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 24, 1999

Moyer Named Most Outstanding Wrestler as UC Wins Centennial Conference Gold • Middle States Evaluation • Let\u27s Play the Greek Feud • Film Society Offers a Thursday Night Alternative • Opinion: Clinton\u27s Kosovo Policy a Step in the Right Direction; Real Menace of Substance Abuse; Is Apathy a Threat to the Quality of Life? Or Don\u27t You Care? • Biology Student Art in Berman • Cloud 9 • UC Swimming Improves at Championships • UC Basketball Drops Out of Playoffs With Heartbreak Loss • Women\u27s Basketball Finishes Season • Rough Week for UC Gymnastics • Wrestlers Win Conference Titlehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1435/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 7, 1999

History and English Departments Vandalized • RPR Fulfills $100,000 Pfahler Pledge • Administration to Consider Providing Laptops for Freshmen • Former CIA Agent Speaks at Ursinus • Emergency Care • Voices of Praise in Bomberger • Dawn of New Millennium Brings Fieldhouse to UC • Career Best for Junior O\u27Hara • Brackin, Erdosy Players of the Week • Softball Vies for Top Spot in Conference • Baseball Downs Stockton • UC Lax Claws Way to First Place • Baseball 2-1 in Conference Playhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1439/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 1, 2001

Fight to Save Collegeville dam Reaches Critical Point • UC to Honor Black History • Duryea, Maples in Need of Repairs, Students Say • Biology Majors Spend Break in Costa Rica • Opinions: Absolut Pathetic: Student Alcohol Abuse on Campus a Sobering, Serious Problem; Election Critical to Israel\u27s Future; Hail to the Chief or Hail to the Thief? • Get Weekly Dose of S&M, Double S on Ursinus TV • Berman Exhibit Looks \u27Beyond the Wall\u27 • As Winter Roars, How to Keep the Flu Virus From Getting to You • Bears Basketball Downs Mules, Improves to 12-6 • Snell Symposium Meets with Success • Swim Team Succeeds Poolside in Spite of Loss • Gymnastics in Midst of Terrific Seasonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1482/thumbnail.jp