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Hortin, John A. – Performance and Instruction, 1983
Discusses the roles of visual thinking, visual rehearsal, and introspection in educational technology, and suggests that instructional designers should externalize their internal representations and involve the internal and external representations of content specialists and learners in the instructional design. Fifteen references are listed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Instructional Design, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Hale, Judith A. – Performance and Instruction, 1982
Describes five teaching techniques that are multi-sensory and/or facilitate a particular cerebric hemisphere processing: (1) design of holistic materials; (2) structure of language to circumvent resistance; (3) use of videotapes to increase visual perception; (4) use of slides to increase visual acuity; and (5) use of audiotapes to increase…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Titus, Amy – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Introduces a new department within the National Society for Performance and Instruction which will examine applications of performance technologies in the nonindustrialized areas of the world, including different subject areas and techniques. Reports on the experiences of different performance technologists will be presented each month. (MBR)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Technology, Global Approach, Instructional Design
Yelon, Stephen; Maddocks, Peg – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Describes four-step approach to educational demonstration: tell learners they will have to perform; what they should notice; describe each step before doing it; and require memorization of steps. Examples illustrate use of this process to demonstrate a general mental strategy, and industrial design, supervisory, fine motor, and specific…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Planning, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
Garavaglia, Paul L. – Performance and Instruction, 1992
This paper is intended to help instructional designers who work in the technical arena when moving from tasks to performance objectives. Guidelines are provided for both the analysis and the design phases, and a task analysis worksheet is provided. (three references) (DB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Performance Factors
Young, Marsha – Performance and Instruction, 1982
Presents a set of educational strategies and techniques developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to increase the participation of learners in educational activities. Delivery, review, practice, evaluation, and management strategies are discussed. Four figures accompany the text. (JL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Drills (Practice), Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Perry, Jim – Performance and Instruction, 1994
The Socratic method of teaching, which uses open-ended questions asked in a logical sequence, is discussed. Suggestions for structuring curriculum content around seven adult learning principles and Socratic process analysis systems for student motivation are included. (SLW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Industrial Training