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Parsons, Leslie Busch – Educational Technology, 1978
Article suggests a systematic approach for two teachers to integrate mastery and grouping into an effective alternative to individualized and total classroom instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Group Instruction, Guides, Instructional Design, Mastery Learning
Menges, Robert J.; McGaghie, William C. – Educational Technology, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Group Dynamics, Group Instruction
Whatley, Janice; Staniford, Geof; Beer, Martin; Scown, Phil – Educational Technology, 1999
Discusses group projects in distance learning, describes factors affecting the successful completion of group projects, and considers whether agent technology (self-contained, concurrently executing software processes that encapsulate the current state in terms of knowledge) is able to support students doing group projects. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Distance Education, Group Dynamics, Group Instruction
Anderson, Jane – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses educational technology and critical theory through the theories of Focault on training, politics, and ethics, and Friere on emancipating education that liberates and empowers the oppressed of society. Technological empowerment is considered, including technological literacy and collaborative and group learning. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Theory, Educational Technology, Educational Theories
Boyd, Enola G. – Educational Technology, 1997
The Ralls Independent School District (Texas) implemented a technology staff development program ("Training-on-Demand") designed to provide ample and effective training in technology. Describes the staff development model's three component approach: whole-group instruction, written procedures, and one-on-one or small-group sessions;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Hathorn, Lesley G.; Ingram, Albert L. – Educational Technology, 2002
Discussion of computer-mediated communication in education focuses on online collaboration. Highlights include characteristics of a collaborative group, including participation, interaction, and interdependence; collaborative situations; non-collaborative groups, including cooperation without collaboration; factors that promote or inhibit…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Robinson, Shari – Educational Technology, 1992
Discussion of integrated learning systems (ILSs) stresses the role of the teacher and the necessity of adequate teacher training for successful implementation. Three implementation patterns are described: (1) using a group computer laboratory; (2) using an independent study laboratory; and (3) a distributed system. Problems with each method are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction
Sherman, Thomas M. – Educational Technology, 1981
Describes the advantages of an ecological and active approach to classroom management, presents an analysis of how such an approach might be developed, and discusses several issues which need to be addressed in order to improve classroom management. Twenty-nine references are listed. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation
Smith, Peter E. – Educational Technology, 1989
Presents guidelines for developing computer-assisted instructional materials that are based on theoretical instructional theories, including behaviorism; neobehaviorism (imitation and modeling); information processing; cognitive psychology; and learning styles. Guidelines highlight feedback and reinforcement, practice opportunities, sequencing,…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction
Becker, Henry Jay – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses methods of improving the performance of integrated learning systems (ILSs). Topics addressed include the theoretical basis of ILSs; appropriate level of instruction; academic learning time; motivation; quality of instruction; a study of elementary students' use of ILSs; individualized and homogeneous group activities; mixed-ability…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware