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Alternatives. How to Avoid ID.
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Three alternatives to instructional development are briefly described: shifting more instructional responsibility from developer to learner; implementing an instructional system utilizing paraprofessionals, content experts, and peers; and selecting and adapting existing instructional materials. (MBR)
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Media Selection, Methods, Student Responsibility
Words about Media Selection.
Cartier, Francis – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Discusses instructional media and media selection principles that focus on solutions to learning problems. Three steps are described: (1) setting the learning objective, (2) choosing the best instructional technique, and (3) performance evaluation and feedback. Discussion explains four types of media classified by how they react to student…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Media, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
How to Select Visuals: The Information-Visualization System.
Langdon, Danny G. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Presents an overview and an example of use of the Information-Visualization System, an approach to visual selection enabling educators to match desired learning outcomes with the best visuals to carry the message. Decision tables and resource book containing visual options, information types, and suggested methods of enhancing visuals are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Decision Making, Flow Charts, Media Selection
The Decision to Use a Computer.
Yarusso, Lowell – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Examines two key considerations related to the question of whether computer-based training is justified--training objectives, and costs of developing computer-based programs. Questions on training content, skills to be performed by trainees, specific training objectives, development and revision costs, salaries, and cost estimates are presented to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Decision Making
Computer Based Training Developmental Costs.
Rahmlow, Harold F.; Pedrick, Lillian G. – Performance and Instruction, 1981
Presents several steps for developing computer based learning materials, and shows that they can be less expensive to design and implement than those that are developed using other media. (MER)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Formative Evaluation
Cost/Benefit Analysis of Training: A Foundation for Change.
Head, Glenn E.; Buchanan, Charles C. – Performance and Instruction, 1981
Argues that corporation trainers need to capitalize upon technological innovations to create more efficient and effective training programs, compares training alternatives, and provides models for determining costs for students, instructors, facilities, administration, and instructional development, as well as the total corporate training cost.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Industrial Training
What to Focus on When Selecting a Videodisc System.
Helgerson, Linda W. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Discusses incremental decisions that need to be made when selecting a videodisc system and presents guidelines for moving through the learning and decision-making process. Guidelines cover understanding the technology, understanding the videodisc project process, composing the project team, establishing requirements and considering the budget, and…
Descriptors: Costs, Decision Making, Documentation, Evaluation Criteria