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Greta G. Freeman; Brooke L. Hardin – Current Issues in Education, 2024
Text sets (also referred to as linked text sets, multimodal texts, thematic texts, multi texts, focus units, reading across texts, and paired readings or sets) are utilized in classrooms to promote reading, learning, and understanding of multiple perspectives. There has not been an analysis of studies on text sets or on the wide-ranging effects of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Materials, Material Development, Educational Research
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Porto, Melina; Montemayor-Borsinger, Ann; López-Barrios, Mario – Language Teaching, 2016
In this article we review research on English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching and learning published in Argentina between 2007 and 2013. This is the first review of a Latin American country in this series. Argentina has a century-long tradition of training EFL teachers but a comparatively shorter though fruitful history of foreign language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content
Ali, Ali M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1981
Discusses three issues related to the use of positive and negative examples during instruction: sequence, quality, and quantity of examples. Some possible resolutions based on available research evidence and theoretical work in the field are suggested. Twenty-eight references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Definitions, Educational Research, Instructional Design
Rutkaus, Michael – Performance and Instruction, 1981
Provides a summary of research on the benefits and uses of subject-matter-related humor in instructional materials, and cites comments of five experts on how to use humor in the design of instruction. Thirteen references are listed. (MER)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Humor, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Hannum, Wallace H.; Briggs, Leslie J. – Educational Technology, 1982
This review of the research on the effectiveness of an instructional systems approach at both the micro- and macro-levels discusses progress made in the last decade in developing a knowledge base for the systematic design, development, and delivery of instruction. A 35-item bibliography is provided. (MER)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems
Jones, Jo M.; Safrit, R. Dale – 1994
The materials contained in this document are intended for use in a training session for adult educators. The document is designed with the following objectives in mind: inspire adult educators to increase their knowledge of critical thinking in distance education, stimulate participants to foster critical thinking in adult learners, and provide…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Critical Thinking, Distance Education, Educational Research
Kearsley, Greg P.; Frost, Jana – Educational Technology, 1985
Describes examples of outstanding videodiscs, summarizes evidence on effectiveness of videodisc as a teaching tool, and discusses factors associated with design of effective videodisc for instruction. Such factors include interactivity, visual design, organization, active participation, metaphors and models, personality, and a team approach. (MBR)
Descriptors: Branching, Educational Research, Industrial Training, Instructional Design
Edelsky, Carole – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Summarizes the results of research on oral and written language processes and lists problems with computer software that does not reflect that research. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Research, Language Arts, Language Research
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Franchi, Jorge – TechTrends, 1992
Compares the use of computer-based training (CBT) and interactive videodisc (IVD) for education and training. Highlights include research about CBT, including administrative strengths, cost effectiveness, motivation, feedback, and lesson control; steps involved in producing CBT and IVD materials; research about IVD, including content and learner…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research
Schlenker, Richard M.; Perry, Constance M. – 1983
Visual literacy literature published during 1965-1975 was surveyed. Entries cited in psychological abstracts, dissertation abstracts, Scientific American, Resources in Education (RIE), and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) were grouped under the following categories: definition, information transmission, advanced organization,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Color, Diagrams, Educational Research
Owens, David – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Reviews current findings of empirical research on older adult learning, notes key differences in how older adults and young people learn, and suggests strategies that could be used to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction designed for the elderly. (33 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
Anderson, Thor A. – Educational Technology, 2003
Explores why "learning" and "object" have been combined in the field of instructional technology. Examines why current definitions of these terms are lacking when looked at from a standards and interoperability point of view. Suggests a new definition with a rationale to satisfy needs of technologists for precise, practical…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Educational Development
McFadden, Charles P. – 1990
This report is based on research comprising: (1) an examination of the paper trace of Atlantic Science Curriculum Project's (ASCP) history, including correspondence, records of meetings and conversations, contracts and curriculum documents, designs and materials; (2) a review of research and theoretical literature on the relationships between…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Foley, Kathryn Shred; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
An overview of empirical research conducted in Canada's core French language programs addresses eight major areas: (1) program characteristics and outcomes, (2) program supplements, (3) student characteristics, (4) enrollment influences, (5) teacher characteristics, (6) public opinion, (7) program implementation and administration, and (8)…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Enrollment Influences, Foreign Countries, French
Cheek, Jimmy G., Comp. – 1980
This sixth annual national compilation of research and development activities in agricultural education contains abstracts of 181 studies completed during the period July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980. Thirty-five of the completed studies represent staff research, 79 represent master's studies, and 67 represent doctoral dissertations and one…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Farmer Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education
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