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Learning the ROPES of Instructional Design: Guidelines for Emerging Interactive Technologies.
Hooper, Simon; Hannafin, Michael J. – Educational Technology, 1988
Guidelines presented for the design of instruction using interactive technologies are based on theory and research in learning, instruction, and/or media development. Also explained is a meta-model, ROPES, which highlights retrieval of information, orienting activities, presentation, encoding in the cognitive structure, and the sequencing of…
Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), Guidelines, Information Retrieval, Instructional Design
Criteria for Evaluating Interactive Instructional Materials for Adult Self-Directed Learners.
DeJoy, Judith K.; Mills, Helen H. – Educational Technology, 1989
Describes a series of evaluation criteria for self-instructional materials for adult learners that focuses on computer-assisted instruction and interactive video instruction. Five categories are included: (1) content; (2) instructional strategies; (3) instructional presentation; (4) documentation; and (5) technical aspects. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
How Text Displays Add Value to Text Content.
Gropper, George L. – Educational Technology, 1988
Describes a technology of text display that can help to make learning from text more effective. Topics discussed include the effect of text displays on the ways learners process information; implications of these effects for instructional design; and how text displays join with text content to help with verbal, experiential, and visual processing.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Experiential Learning, Instructional Design
The Thinking Process: A Proposed Instructional Objectives Classification Scheme.
Stuart, John A.; Burns, Richard W. – Educational Technology, 1984
Presents a classification scheme applicable to systematic instructional design, which partitions the cognitive domain into the four levels of knowledge, understanding, mental processes, and strategies, each of which encompasses specific instructional objectives. Guidelines are offered to assist in the design and construction of these instructional…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Guidelines
Instructional Software Design Principles.
Hazen, Margret – Educational Technology, 1985
Discusses learner/computer interaction, learner control, sequencing of instructional events, and graphic screen design as effective principles for the design of instructional software, including tutorials. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Courseware, Data Analysis, Feedback
Some Learning and Instructional Theory Considerations for the Development of Computer Related Instructional Materials.
Smith, Peter E. – Educational Technology, 1989
Presents guidelines for developing computer-assisted instructional materials that are based on theoretical instructional theories, including behaviorism; neobehaviorism (imitation and modeling); information processing; cognitive psychology; and learning styles. Guidelines highlight feedback and reinforcement, practice opportunities, sequencing,…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction
Designing the Human Factor into Videodiscs for Human Service Professionals.
Carlson, Helen L.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1989
Describes methods for using videodisc technology in training human service professionals for use in college curriculums or for inservice education. Methods explained include videotaping from the learner's point of view, using a Simulation System Trainer, and a programing technique that saves learner responses for later evaluation. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Higher Education