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Cendan, Juan C.; Johnson, Teresa R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
The Association of American Medical Colleges has encouraged educators to investigate proper linkage of simulation experiences with medical curricula. The authors aimed to determine if student knowledge and satisfaction differ between participation in web-based and manikin simulations for learning shock physiology and treatment and to determine if…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Physiology, Internet
Serrell, Karen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The children's taunt "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers" gives new credence to the information search process at the elementary school level. Children keep what they find, claim it as their own, and accept information without discernment or critique. This study examines the effectiveness of teaching information literacy skills through…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Methods Research, Research Methodology, Student Interests
Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1998
Describes distance-learning programs being developed by library schools based on experiences in Texas, Florida, South Carolina, and Illinois. Web sites for five library-school distance-learning programs are listed, and a sidebar explains an OCLC Institute that combines on-site offerings with distance learning for global participants. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, International Programs
Elfner, Elinor – 1973
Presented is the final report of the 3 year reading curriculum development project (funded under Title VI) for 40 educable mentally handicapped children in Wakulla County, Florida, which centered on the development of computer assisted (CAI) instructional materials in a programed format. Described for the first year of the program is formative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials
Johnston, Sharon; Mitchell, Mary – MultiMedia Schools, 2000
Describes the Florida High School (FHS), an online environment that offers students flexibility in time with courses via the World Wide Web. Highlights include teaching and learning in a virtual school; adapting skills; Gagne's events of instruction; Keller's motivational model; and constructivism in curriculum development. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Instructional Design
Bohning, Gerry; Read, Donna – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Bulletin, 1984
The eight papers summarized in this collection were drawn from a 1983 conference symposium designed to expand and disseminate increased understanding about reading and its instruction. The selected papers, each of which includes an abstract, discuss the following topics: (1) the determination of Florida's kindergarten reading curricula, (2)…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Judy A. – Media & Methods, 1994
Describes the use of an integrated learning system (ILS) in a performance-based diploma program for at-risk students at a Florida high school. Academic and vocational requirements are explained; the role of the teacher is discussed; and a sidebar describes an ILS program for a high school math curriculum in Indiana. (LRW)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Graduation Requirements
Roblyer, M. D., Ed. – 1986
Current issues in educational uses for microcomputers are addressed in this collection of 139 abstracts of papers in which computer literacy and practical applications dominate. Topics discussed include factors related to computer use in the classroom, e.g., computer lab utilization; teaching geometry, science, math, and English via…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education