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Download full textPaul, Terrance D. – 1996
This paper uses the conceptual framework of cybernetics to understand why learning information systems such as the "Accelerated Reader" work so successfully, and to examine how this simple yet incisive concept can be used to accelerate learning at every level and in all disciplines. The first section, "Basic Concepts,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cybernetics, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Owens, Elizabeth – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Presents seven principles for applying technology to training and development problems. Based on General Systems Theory (GST), these principles were developed to help with long-term decisions. Highlights include instructional systems development models; complexity in cultural systems; matching training materials to user characteristics; systems…
Descriptors: Consultants, Cultural Context, Decision Making, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedMitchell, P. David – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1989
Discusses the field of educational technology and the need for new perspectives on the processes of learning, teaching, and doing research. Topics discussed include the scope of education; goal-directed feedback; control system theory; cybernetics and general system research; self-instruction; and suggestions for future planning for educational…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Sedlik, Jay M. – 1971
This document presents a systematic approach to diagnostic pretesting that can be used for any media of instructional technology, but that is especially useful in film and television production. This approach represents a rational basis for decisionmaking since feedback control is applied during the developmental and production stages. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Pinsky, Paul D. – 1970
This paper considers the design and analysis of feeding back information about achievement test results to teachers and students in a high school classroom. An introductory section discusses the designing and administering of tests throughout the year in such a fashion as to provide pre-instruction, post-instruction, and retention achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Evaluation
Unwin, Derick, Ed. – 1969
Since a need exists today for skillful teaching in higher education, many prominent educators have emphasized the necessity of professional teaching standards which incorporate appropriate educational media. The contents of this book are designed to serve as an introduction to various media and to allow individuals to follow up any medium which…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Equipment
Association for Educational Data Systems, Washington, DC. – 1976
Eighteen papers on instructional technology, computerized testing, and computer assisted test construction (CATC) presented at the 1976 Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) convention are included here. Two papers discuss computer assisted instruction in calculus and teacher education courses. The use of computers in theoretical…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
