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Hung, David; Chen, Der-Thanq Victor – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
This paper posits that authenticity is an aspect of both the context and the process of learning. These two aspects cannot be seen in isolation and must be analyzed as one unity. We refer to this coupling relationship as the context-process authenticity. Existing learning and instructional approaches associated with authenticity, such as…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Context Effect
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Wilson, Brent G. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2004
The contributions to this issue share a focus on design of e-learning environments. Instructional designers stand at very early stages of knowledge in this area, but with great potential for growth and progress. This commentary offers an activity-based perspective on e-learning environments, resulting in a flexible stance toward instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Strategies, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Hannafin, Michael J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
In this article, the author describes how Eric Fox presents an interesting case for applying functional contextualism (FC) constructs and principles to learning and instruction. He draws several well-debated issues related to the instructional design and technology (IDT) field's shifting philosophical-epistemological roots and pedagogical…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Learning, Instruction, Pragmatics
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Cronje, Johannes – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
This article proposes a model that integrates the traditionally conflicting objectivist and constructivist approaches to instructional design. I argue that these two approaches are complementary rather than oppositional. I present and analyze two learning programs in order to show how learning events can contain both objectivist and constructivist…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Models
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Parrish, Patrick E. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2004
Object-oriented instructional design (OOID) offers the promise of universal access to online instructional materials, increased productivity among trainers and educators, and solutions for individualizing learning. However, it is unclear whether it can fulfill these promises to the degree many envision. As with every new instructional technology,…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Access to Information
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Clark, Richard E. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Considers the question of whether instructional methods are replaceable or interchangeable. Topics discussed include the influence of external events on learning and cognitive processes, media variables, linking instructional design to research on learning from instruction, construct validity, and an example of adequate instructional design and…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Educational Media, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
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Reiser, Robert A.; Kegelmann, Harald W. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Discusses methods that software evaluation organizations use to evaluate instructional software. Topics addressed include who does the evaluating, including the role of students as well as teachers, subject matter experts, media specialists, and school administrators; reliability of evaluations; and possible improvements in the evaluation process.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
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Tennyson, Robert D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Compares seven positions on media influences on learning that were presented in a previous journal issue; discusses the conflict between advocates of a given approach versus integrated approaches to the solving of complex problems; and presents a model that links cognitive processes to computer-based prescriptions for improvements in learning. (35…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Integrated Activities
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Quinn, James – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Reports on a curriculum development project in which principles of instructional design were integrated with real-world experiences in a corporate environment to provide a connection between graduate education and practice. Evaluations by learners, the client, student teams, and the instructor are discussed, and guidelines for similar projects are…
Descriptors: Corporations, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students
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Kozma, Robert B. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
This response to a previously published article on the replaceability of media and instructional methods focuses on a study that uses a chemistry multimedia software package to examine cognitive processes in which learners interact with instructional designs and use media and methods to construct understanding. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Media
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Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1989
Discusses changes needed in the field of educational technology and recommends future directions. Topics discussed include instructional theories; descriptive versus prescriptive theories; analysis versus synthesis; a formative evaluation approach to research; the relationship of research and development; organizational methods for instruction;…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Research, Educational Technology