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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
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
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
