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Jonassen, David H. – Performance Improvement, 2003
Describes the cognitive processes required to troubleshoot faults and describes an architecture based on that cognitive model for designing learning environments that engage novices in troubleshooting while supporting their construction of requisite knowledge. This model can be applied to different kinds of troubleshooting problems, enhancing the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Instructional Design
Neill, Judy – 1998
This paper focuses on how people learn to help educators design curriculum that will enable students to successfully complete a distance learning class. Up-front organization, clear communication about performance expectations, outcome driven assessment, and imaginative learning strategies are critical to successful distance learning.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Distance Education, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Wedemeyer, Charles A. – 1978
Advances in educational technology have brought about changes in the scope of learning facilitated by technology, the roles of teachers and learners, and the sophistication of the processes used in developing instruction which will be communicated by technology. This paper considers these issues from the viewpoint of the learner. The first section…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries

Howard, Dawn C. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1987
Presents a decision model for planning learner feedback in distance education courses with emphasis on college-level teaching. Knowledge components in information processing models of learning are described, task analysis for learning from text is discussed in terms of comprehension, and criteria for designing learner feedback are examined. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Design Requirements, Distance Education, Feedback
Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Zvacek, Susan M., Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1987
Current issues in educational communications and technology are addressed in this collection of 51 papers, which are mainly research reports. The first five papers were prepared for a symposium on the status of research in instructional technology, an introduction and four discussions of divergent points of view in the current controversy over the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Everett, Donna R.; Grubb, Autumn – 1997
A Teaching/Learning Conference addressed the challenge of facilitating learner adjustment to distance learning. By understanding the concerns of both students and faculty regarding the distance learning environment, professional development specialists may find ways to ease the transition from traditional teaching/learning environments to the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Hargrave, Connie, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1991
This volume contains 57 papers and 1 symposium, consisting of an introduction and 4 papers. The topics discussed range from the instructional effectiveness of various presentation formats and media to the social foundations of educational computing and school restructuring. Cognitive theory and several design theories are also addressed. Research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education