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Asgar, Ali; Satyanarayana, Rampelli – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2021
Purpose: This paper seeks to ascertain the effectiveness of a two-week-long faculty development programme (FDP), organized by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), for teachers of the open and distance learning (ODL) system, with the aim of upgrading their knowledge and skills for developing print self-learning materials (SLMs). The…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Faculty Development, Independent Study, Open Universities
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Weeks, Thomas; Putnam Davis, Jennifer – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
This article will explore one library's experience creating best practices for the creation of video tutorials. First, a literature review establishes the best practices other creators have used. Then, the authors apply these best practices to the creation of their first video tutorial. Finally, they evaluate the usefulness of each practice in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Best Practices, Video Technology, Tutorial Programs
Bickerstaff, Susan; Edgecombe, Nikki – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019
Adult proficiency in numeracy in the United States lags that of other developed nations, and the nonselective institutions that dominate the higher education sector struggle to address the learning needs of the sizeable proportion of students who enroll in their institutions and are deemed academically underprepared in mathematics. Research on…
Descriptors: College Students, College Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
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García-Cabrero, Benilde; Hoover, Michael L.; Lajoie, Susanne P.; Andrade-Santoyo, Nadia L.; Quevedo-Rodríguez, Lídice M.; Wong, Janice – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The design of online course materials is rarely informed by learning theories or their pedagogical implications. The goal of this research was to develop, implement and assess a virtual learning environment (VLE), SOFIAA, which was designed using the cognitive apprenticeship model (CAM), a pedagogical model based on learning-centered theory. We…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Instructional Materials, Student Centered Learning
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Runyan, Charles K. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
The paper focuses on the need for trained mentors in developing new hires in any profession and outlines a developmental theoretical framework as a basis for mentor training. To illustrate the success of trained developmental mentoring, a unique mentoring program called the Kansas Early Career/Mentor Teacher Academy is reviewed. The paper shares…
Descriptors: Mentors, Professional Development, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
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Yurdakul, Bünyamin; Uslu, Öner; Çakar, Esra; Yildiz, Derya G. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study is to evaluate the professional development program on web based content development (WBCD) designed by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Based on the theoretical CIPP model by Stufflebeam and Guskey's levels of evaluation, the study was carried out as a case study. The study group consisted of the courses that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation
Coffing, Richard T.; And Others – 1971
The purpose of this module is to help educators learn how to break down a goal into its directly observable component parts. These parts of the goal can then be used as evaluative criteria for measuring accomplishment of the goal. The procedure is a new method for operationally defining goals and is a specific application of a general method…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Sanders, Harry C. – 1972
The following six ideas relating to the work of the Cooperative Extension Service are presented: (1) Giving instruction is the Service's major function; (2) Tyler's curriculum and instruction principles are a good guide in developing the instructional function of the organization; (3) Instruction is the principle tool used in influencing behavior…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Behavioral Objectives, Books, Curriculum Design
Ahrens, Willis – 1971
As part of a social studies instruction improvement program, measurement instruments were developed to measure attitudes of and evaluate courses for teachers and students in grades 3-12. The measurement instruments presented are surveys used in the social studies program. The purposes of the improvement project are to use the multimedia approach…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Objectives
Condon, Elaine C.; And Others – 1971
This evaluative report consists of two parts. The first is a narrative report which represents a summary by the evaluation team and recommendations regarding project activities; the second part provides a statistical analysis of project achievements. Details are provided on evaluation techniques, staff, management, instructional materials,…
Descriptors: Administration, Affective Objectives, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Objectives
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. – 1991
This handbook for a week-long Train-the-Trainer Program is intended to provide union members with the skills to teach labor education classes. After incorporating the principles, program participants should be able to do the following: tap into the student experiences; develop teacher student communication; appreciate good industrial design; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Class Activities, Course Objectives
Blake, Duane L.; Slapar, Frank M. – 1972
This publication is intended to train workshop participants in writing performance objectives and developing accountability measures. A glossary of terms, information on a workshop technique, recommended sequence for developing an educational accountability program, and guidelines for writing and planning performance objectives are presented. A…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Education, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives
Whitla, Dean K.; Hanley, Janet P. – Educ Telev, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Films, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1984
This document presents the United States Department of Defense Dependents Schools' (DoDDS) framework for developing and evaluating curriculum. The primary innovation described is a 7-year cycle, adopted to make curriculum evaluation more flexible and less costly than under the existing 5-year cycle. Seven high-priority subject areas (science,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Cotrell, Calvin J.; And Others – 1971
This document presents performance-oriented, general objectives, intended as guidelines for writing specific objectives for vocational and technical teacher education curriculums. These general objectives are based on an extensive enumeration and analysis of important pedogogical performance requirements for teachers of conventional vocational…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Curriculum Development
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