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Pickens, Diana; Lorenz, Paul – 1988
This document consists of a number of figures and diagrams suitable for overhead transparencies that illustrate and elaborate on the prnciples of failure-oriented training (a model for improving the effectiveness of instructional analysis). By adding a few simple steps to analysis, the resulting training will be closer to the idealized tutor:…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Failure, Instructional Development
Walker, Decker F.; Soltis, Jonas F. – 1986
This book provides a broad perspective on the basic curriculum questions educators face in the schools regarding the purposes, content, design, and structure of educational programs. In discussing basic issues of curriculum theory, some questions are raised: (1) How have people structured educational programs and instruction in an attempt to serve…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Robinson, Floyd G.; And Others – 1985
This book, working from an educator-defined set of curriculum tasks and their allotted time frames, provides a mechanism for linking instructional theory with classroom practices. Chapter titles are: (1) The Tasks of Curriculum Development; (2) Developing Major Goal Statements; (3) Assembling a Psychological Model for the Dominant Educable…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Hunter, Madeline – 1992
This booklet is a reflection on a quarter century of successful leadership in a school that pioneered the nongraded learning environment and demonstrated the effectiveness of other innovations such as team teaching, elimination of tracking, long-term developmental objectives for each student, performance-based assessment, and cooperative learning.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Development
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Reynolds, Catharine; Salend, Spencer J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1989
Presented are guidelines for designing and incorporating cooperative group learning strategies into teacher preparation courses. Guidelines include determining appropriate content, selecting a cooperative format, forming cooperative groups, teaching cooperative skills, providing feedback, and evaluating learning. The student satisfaction results…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Higher Education
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1991
Current research suggests that culture strongly influences students' learning patterns, communication styles, perceptions, and behavior. This research summary details ways that teachers can improve student learning by becoming aware of cultural differences and employing culturally sensitive instructional methods. Concentrating on how students…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
This monograph sets forth in detail the concepts included in the five domains of teaching as identified by the Florida Coalition for the Development of a Performance Evaluation System. The first domain, planning, includes the concepts: (1) content coverage; (2) utilization of instructional materials; (3) activity structure; (4) goal focusing; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Newell, John – 1984
This chapter presents a review of the latest research on advance organizers, and provides instructions for constructing and using them. The theoretical background of the advance organizers research is presented, beginning with the work of Ausubel, and this work is related to the writings of Piaget. An outline of advance organizer research is then…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Structures, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness
Association of California School Administrators. – 1987
Instructional supervisors identified two problems in their field: (1) finding time to gather the many resources available these days; and (2) providing appropriate and useful supervision to teachers who span a spectrum of needs, experiences, and circumstances. To address these concerns, the 1985-86 Curriculum and Instruction Committee set out to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies
Hazen, Margret – Educational Technology, 1985
Discusses learner/computer interaction, learner control, sequencing of instructional events, and graphic screen design as effective principles for the design of instructional software, including tutorials. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Courseware, Data Analysis, Feedback
Martinetz, Charles F. – 1988
This description of a method for using task analysis information to derive skill and knowledge requirements in the development of a training course begins by considering two important aspects of deriving skill and knowledge requirements. First, it is argued that task description is an important part of system design and training development in…
Descriptors: Classification, Design Requirements, Instructional Development, Instructional Systems
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Gable, Robert A.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1992
An instructional process for facilitating maintenance and generalization of academic skills is presented, using the ABCD'S (Antecedent Events, Behavior, Consequent Events, Data, and Setting Events) Generalization Intervention Model. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization
Reynaud, Gerald; And Others – 1987
This manual describes an alternative service delivery model, developed at Park Hill School District in Missouri, that involves regular and special education secondary-level teachers in a collaborative instructional delivery system. Its three major components include: (1) "A Class within a Class" which places the teacher of mild/moderate learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Development
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Duchastel, Philippe – Instructional Science, 1992
Examines the processes involved in building instructional systems that are based on artificial intelligence and hypermedia technologies. Traditional instructional systems design methodology is discussed; design issues including system architecture and learning strategies are addressed; and a new methodology for building knowledge-based…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Vella, Jane – 2000
This book examines an approach to teaching adults, in which teaching and learning are integrated and where the learning task is the overall design, incorporating the lecture or input along with practice. In 12 chapters, the book challenges the reader to describe the difference between teaching tasks and learning tasks and to examine both the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Andragogy, Behavioral Objectives
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