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The Role of Acquired Shared Mental Models in Improving the Process of Team-Based Learning
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Johnson, Tristan E.; Khalil, Mohammed K.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed. – Educational Technology, 2008
Working in teams is an important aspect of learning in various educational settings. Although education has embraced instructional strategies that use multiple learners to facilitate learning, the benefits of team-based learning need to be substantiated. There are limited efforts to evaluate the efficacy of learning processes associated with…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teamwork, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
From E-Training to E-Performance: Putting Online Learning To Work.
Bernardez, Mariano – Educational Technology, 2003
Discusses corporate electronic learning and describes three different operative and business paradigms: electronic training, that replaces face-to-face interaction and reduces costs; electronic learning, that measures learning outcomes and considers technological barriers, learning to learn online, and installing an online culture; and electronic…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Industrial Training, Learning Processes, Online Courses
Lessons Learned: 20 Keys to Successful Training and Performance Improvement.
Spitzer, Dean R. – Educational Technology, 2003
Discusses issues related to training and performance improvement, including practice required for skill learning; knowledge versus skills; core skills; competence; learning to learn; team orientation; enabling business results; interpersonal and conceptual skills; timing; focusing on priorities; organizational learning and management…
Descriptors: Competence, Industrial Training, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes
Myths and Reality of E-Learning.
Gill, Stephen J. – Educational Technology, 2003
Considers whether electronic learning can be effective for performance improvement in business. Topics include the prevalence of online instruction; electronic learning as one tool among many effective ones; different ways of learning; cost effectiveness; reasons to invest in electronic learning; and assessing learning needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Industrial Training, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes
Designing Life-Long Learning Systems for Numeric Domains.
Patel, Ashok; Kinshuk; Russell, David – Educational Technology, 1999
Discusses competence and learning in the numeric domain and describes the implementation of the cognitive apprenticeship concepts through the use of granular interface, dynamic feedback, and facilities for far transfer of knowledge, as well as their contribution in arriving at a recommended implementation framework. Considers intelligent tutoring…
Descriptors: Competence, Feedback, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Learning Processes
The Relationship between Situated Cognition and Anchored Instruction: A Response to Tripp.
Moore, Joyce L.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses the relationship between situated cognition and anchored instruction in response to criticism of a previous article. Topics addressed include school versus nonschool settings; learning by observing models; "real-world" problem solving; transfer of training; and future work. (26 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Criticism, Futures (of Society), Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Homework as an Instructional Event.
Earle, Rodney S. – Educational Technology, 1992
Examines the values and purposes of homework and reviews pertinent literature on the topic. Instructional design theory is described and used as a theoretical base to suggest that homework can be a valid component of the learning process to stimulate recall, provide feedback, assess performance, and enhance retention and transfer. (36 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Homework
Adult Learning Characteristics and Effective Software Instruction.
Ference, Pamela R.; Vockell, Edward L. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses adult learner characteristics, explains events of instruction, and describes how the characteristics of adult learners can be merged with these events of instruction to help facilitate instruction in software use. Highlights include gaining attention; motivation; stimulating recall of prerequisite material; feedback; performance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
Behavioral Fluency: A New Paradigm.
Binder, Carl – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses fluency-based instruction based on Skinner's research on response rate measures and Precision Teaching. Topics addressed include learning outcomes associated with fluency; fluency and overlearning; implications for instructional design; examples of fluency-based education and training; and strategies for marketing fluency-based…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
Anchored Instruction and Situated Cognition Revisited.
Educational Technology, 1993
Reviews theories of anchored instruction and addresses issues related to learning, transfer, and assessment. Highlights include video-based macrocontexts; videodisc anchors versus computer-based simulations; cooperative learning; transfer outside the classroom; authenticity; visual anchors versus verbal anchors; situated cognition; and using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education