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Teaching the Low-Performance College Student: An Inexpensive Behavioral Technology That Works.
Ray, Roger D.; Salomon, Michelle – Educational Technology, 1996
Reports on a 10-year investigation of the use of behavioral contingency management technology to improve low-performance students' skills, which was conducted across 17 offerings of a sophomore-level undergraduate course. Findings indicate that behavioral contracting technologies involve very little cost and produce highly effective results. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, College Students, Computer Managed Instruction
Factors That Facilitate or Impede Implementation of Integrated Learning Systems.
Van Dusen, Lani M.; Worthen, Blaine R. – Educational Technology, 1992
Examines factors that affect the successful implementation of integrated learning systems (ILSs). Empirical studies of ILSs are discussed; implementation models are considered; and factors that facilitate or hinder implementation are described, including student time on the system, teacher involvement, integration with the classroom curriculum,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Development
Facility Requirements for Integrated Learning Systems.
Knirk, Frederick G. – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses features in the physical environment that need to be considered for integrated learning systems (ILSs). Highlights include ergonomics; lighting, including contrast and colors; space, furniture, and equipment, including keyboard, monitor, software, and printer; ambient noise and acoustics; temperature, humidity, and air quality control;…
Descriptors: Classroom Furniture, Climate Control, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
A Model for Improving the Performance of Integrated Learning Systems: Mixed Individualized/Group/Whole Class Lessons, Cooperative Learning, and Organizing Time for Teacher-Led Remediation of Small Groups.
Becker, Henry Jay – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses methods of improving the performance of integrated learning systems (ILSs). Topics addressed include the theoretical basis of ILSs; appropriate level of instruction; academic learning time; motivation; quality of instruction; a study of elementary students' use of ILSs; individualized and homogeneous group activities; mixed-ability…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware