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Connelly, James O. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Discusses the style and structure of videos. Discusses four models particularly suitable for communicating technical subjects: lecture, demonstration, documentary, and dramatization. Discusses how to select the most appropriate style for a proposed video and offers an example of each of the four basic styles. (SR)
Descriptors: Documentaries, Instructional Films, Lecture Method, Scripts
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Tovey, Janice – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1998
Describes the differences in organization between print and electronic documents, methods of providing structure in hypertext, and their implications for technical communicators, designers, and instructors. Notes that web designers may need to consider rhetorical issues differently when creating hypertext documents than they would when composing…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Electronic Text, Higher Education
Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy – Academic Therapy, 1990
POSSE, an instructional procedure for a reading comprehension curriculum, structures classroom dialogue about text meaning. Students with mild handicaps predict what the story will be about, organize their knowledge, search for the text structure, summarize, and evaluate. POSSE's successful application is dependent upon effective lesson dialogue…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Dialogs (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
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Calfee, Robert; Chambliss, Marilyn – Annals of Dyslexia, 1988
The paper discusses (1) sources of difficulty in comprehending technical writing, (2) distinctions between content structure and text structure, (3) building blocks for expository writing and techniques of text design, (4) contrasts between American and Japanese science and social studies texts, and (5) suggestions for promoting comprehension.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
Australian Education Council, Canberra. – 1994
One of a series of documents produced by a collaborative curriculum development project in Australia, this book is designed to assist in the improvement of teaching and learning English and to provide a common language for reporting student achievement. The book begins with a chart presenting curricular outcomes. The book is then divided into…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides