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Gibbons, Andrew S.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses the development of computer-managed instruction (CMI) and possible changes for the future. Topics addressed include the management function; the current tutorial method that focuses on verbal learning; a closer relationship to performance and practice; resolving conflicting goals in computer-based training; and the psychology of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Futures (of Society)
Pressley, Michael – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
In response to Whitman, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812), the author raises four points: use of alternatives to language based interventions, questionable effectiveness of verbal self-instruction with the retarded, questionable practicality of gradual withdrawal of teacher prompting, and need for immediate testing of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Generalization, Language Skills, Mediation Theory
Whitman, Thomas L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
The author answers responses (EC 222 813-814) to his paper, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812). Research is encouraged into questions concerning the extent complex and independent adaptive behaviors can be taught to the retarded and the comparative effectiveness of verbal mediators or alternative approaches in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Generalization