Product development procedures used by Doubleday Multimedia in the development of instructional materials are enumerated and explained. The terms "learner verification" and "formative evaluation" are classified. Different methods and procedures of product improvement are demonstrated, and sample procedures and evaluation forms…

This research conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of a total effort to design a multi-media physics course, collected data on the learning materials used in Fall 1969, investigated the technical characteristics of the criterion-referenced test items used, and studied student preferences for the alternative study approaches. The ultimate…