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Siegel, Martin A. – Educational Technology, 1994
Provides an overview of this special issue that addresses the possibilities and implications of electronic publishing and information dissemination as key components of effective education. Highlights include the theory and framework of electronic publishing; differences between electronic text and print; development of new educational materials;…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Information Dissemination, Intermode Differences
Beavis, Roy; Weatherley, Colin – 1980
In an effort to enlarge the debate on the use of worksheets within Scotland's schools, two teachers who use this approach extensively were invited to present their views, and other educators were invited to react to them. The first part of this report includes a discussion of teachers' views on learning, their perceptions on language development,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Intermode Differences
Durbridge, Nicola – 1983
This discussion of the educational potential of audiotape and videotape cassettes in distance teaching considers each medium individually, with examples of how the Open University has tried to exploit them in its teaching, and comments on some major differences between the two media and their implication for education. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHartley, James – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1988
Discusses ways in which some of the principles for producing effective written text can be applied to the production of instructional audiotapes. Two experiments with university students are described that tested re-recorded audiotapes to evaluate the effectiveness of adding text design principles, and further research needs are suggested. (45…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Siegel, Martin A.; Sousa, Gerald A. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discussion of the educational effectiveness of textbooks focuses on a model of a virtual textbook that relies on hypermedia. Highlights include changing roles of teachers, students, and content; systemwide features of the virtual textbook, including interface and object-oriented design; classroom environment; sequencing; and a prototype. (Contains…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Educational Change
Hobbs, D. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a British study with undergraduate accountancy students which compared the quantitative and qualitative effects of three types of embedded tasks or questions--relational-semantic, transpose-semantic, and non-semantic--on learning outcomes. Variables investigated included mathematical background, recall, and comprehension. Relevance of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
