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Measuring Active Learning to Predict Course Quality
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Taylor, John E.; Ku, Heng-Yu – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2011
This study investigated whether active learning within computer-based training courses can be measured and whether it serves as a predictor of learner-perceived course quality. A major corporation participated in this research, providing access to internal employee training courses, training representatives, and historical course evaluation data.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Instructional Design, Course Evaluation, Predictor Variables
Instructional Design Rules for Algorithmic Subject Matter.
Schmid, Richard F.; Gerlach, Vernon S. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1990
Discusses the role of algorithms in the design of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Structural and processing characteristics of algorithms are analyzed, instructional algorithms are explained, empirically based design rules are presented, and the use of instructional algorithms in artificial intelligence is described. (44 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Requirements
Metacognition as a Basis for Learning Support Software.
Brown, Christine; And Others – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1994
Considers metacognition as a basis for software used in computer-assisted instruction. Topics discussed include the role of the teacher as a facilitator of higher order thinking skills; cognitive tools for learner support; learning theory and instructional design, including behaviorism, information processing, and constructivism; two software…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
HyperCard for the Design, Development, and Delivery of Instruction.
Eckols, Steven L.; Rossett, Allison – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1989
Description of HyperCard focuses on uses for instructional designers and performance technologists. The theoretical background that includes cognitive psychology and futuristic thinking is presented, and three main uses of HyperCard are discussed: (1) as a database management program, (2) as a vehicle for implementing hypermedia, and (3) as an…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
An Early Endeavor to Apply Quality Concepts to the Systematic Design of Instruction: Successes and Lessons Learned.
King, Debby; Dille, Ann – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1993
Describes efforts by the Motorola Training and Education Center (MTEC) to develop and implement a model for applying the concepts of quality/continuous improvement to the design of courseware. MTEC's role as change agent is discussed; the use of an instructional systems design model is explained; and problems are identified. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Information, Instruction, and Learning: A Hypermedia Perspective.
Grabowski, Barbara L.; Curtis, Ruth – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1991
Describes the conceptual differences between information, instruction, and learning and relates them to hypermedia-based information systems. Locus of control is discussed; information searches in libraries are considered; and issues related to learning with hypermedia-based information systems are explained, including navigational issues,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval
Principles of CBI Design and the Adult Learner: The Need for Further Research.
Bates, Reid A.; And Others – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1996
Examines principles of computer-based instructional design found in performance improvement/human resources development literature and their applicability to adult learning in the workplace. Topics include learner control, feedback, screen design, use of group methods, and computer anxiety. Contains 93 references. (JMV)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Requirements
Designing Performance Interventions for the Information Age
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Schatz, Steven; Schwen, Thomas M. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2006
Dynamic Online Performance Support Systems (DOPSS) are a new class of intervention that can meet the needs of a quickly changing work force in an information age environment. These systems are customized for the target population, with unique meta tags, unique function sets, and dynamic growth for and by users in use. These unique tag sets allow…
Descriptors: Intervention, Internet, Case Studies, Educational Technology