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Group Size for Computerized Instruction.
Vockell, Edward L. – Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses instructional considerations of group size for computerized instruction. Situations calling for individual use, small group use, and large use of computers are described; individualistic, competitive, and cooperative learning are explained; peer tutoring versus teacher guidance is examined; and courseware selection is discussed. (eight…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Online Collaboration: Making It Work.
Hathorn, Lesley G.; Ingram, Albert L. – Educational Technology, 2002
Discussion of computer-mediated communication in education focuses on online collaboration. Highlights include characteristics of a collaborative group, including participation, interaction, and interdependence; collaborative situations; non-collaborative groups, including cooperation without collaboration; factors that promote or inhibit…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Integrated Learning Systems: Staff Development as the Key to Implementation.
Robinson, Shari – Educational Technology, 1992
Discussion of integrated learning systems (ILSs) stresses the role of the teacher and the necessity of adequate teacher training for successful implementation. Three implementation patterns are described: (1) using a group computer laboratory; (2) using an independent study laboratory; and (3) a distributed system. Problems with each method are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction
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
Effects of Small Group Sizes on Learning with Interactive Videodisc.
Cockayne, Susan – Educational Technology, 1991
Describes study of undergraduates that compared the effects of different small group sizes on learner achievement using computer controlled interactive videodisc. The results of pretests and posttests are reported, learning achievement and instructional time are used to calculate an instructional efficiency index, and further research is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted 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