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Sullivan, Robert Francis – 1982
The open-systems model of instructional development (ID) proposed for use in both educational and non-educational organizations is based on an extensive examination of ID, the systems and communication/consulting literature, and the results of a nationwide survey of 750 currently active ID professionals in both higher education and…
Descriptors: Business, Higher Education, Industrial Training, Instructional Development
Hunt, Graham J. F. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
A research-derived integrated system of curriculum development and instructional delivery called NEBEAT (Needs Based Education and Training) is described in relation to more traditional-behaviorally-based systems models. Four major components of curriculum design are examined as features which differentiate NEBEAT from its antecedents. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Driscoll, Marcy P. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1984
Focuses on alternative paradigms to experimental inquiry useful to instructional systems researchers, including quasi-experimentation, meta-analysis, case study and ethnography, systems-based evaluation, and technique and model development. Each is discussed in terms of how it generally applies in the field and how it has been employed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Ethnography, Instructional Systems
Zuman, John P.; Weaver, Suzie L. – 1988
During the summer of 1986 a group of 15 racially diverse students entering 10th and 11th grades participated in an intensive 4-week course taught by members of an NSF-funded project. The project's goals were to develop science and mathematics curricula based on the principles of systems dynamics. The course was a test of materials intended to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Systems, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
Molenda, Michael – 1986
Although both the products and processes of technology have provided many means for better and faster learning at a lower cost, technology has not been implemented enough in elementary and secondary schools to make a difference in overall productivity. This is due to a basic contradiction between the organizational structure of today's schools and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Technology
Durnin, John H. – 1984
Many criticize the educational system, arguing that it suppresses individual creativity. This paper proposes an alternative instructional design which is intended to be used by educators in planning for creative learning and assessing it in the classroom. It is based on the notion that everyone has the potential to be creative and that any process…
Descriptors: Convergent Thinking, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity