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Ravi, R.; Malathy, V. A. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2010
Instructional technology is a growing field which uses technology as a means to solve teaching and learning challenges, both in the classroom and outside the classroom that is in distance learning environments. Multimedia is an interactive instructional technology used in the classroom for teaching learning process has a wide significance to the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Social Sciences, Interaction, Multimedia Materials
Cruthirds, Jason; Hanna, Michael S. – 1997
Rapid development of computer-based instructional methods, combined with the rapid evolution of the Internet and the World Wide Web, have made it technologically possible to develop fully interactive self-study materials consistent with the dreams of scholars and teachers who developed programmed instruction methods in the 1960s and early 1970s.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Davidson-Shivers, Gayle V.; And Others – 1997
High ability, highly verbal fifth grade students (n=12) were studied, by employing think aloud protocols, to identify students' use of learning strategies, encoding processes, and navigational decisions in a hypermedia lesson on propaganda techniques. Subjects were asked to read and think aloud as they worked their way through the concept lesson…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Encoding (Psychology)
Garcez, Pedro M. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1995
This paper offers an interpretive microanalysis of university students' work session with "Philippe," a multi-media instructional program for foreign language learning. The main objective of Philippe is to provide French-as-a-Foreign-Language learners with what is widely assumed to be what they need most: contacts with native speakers of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
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Robertson, Jenifer Wals – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Addresses usability issues pertaining to the purpose of educational software, followed by suggestions for ways in which educational software can meet the language, physical, social, and cognitive needs of children. Guidelines and recommendations are provided for adapting usability engineering and testing procedures to educational software to…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design
Child, Jack – 1995
This paper assesses the impact of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in three American University undergraduate classes, a General Education survey course on Latin America (taught in English), and two Spanish language courses. The courses utilized both commercial software programs and software programs authored by faculty using Macintosh…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation
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Proctor, James D.; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1995
Describes a pilot project that implemented and tested an interactive system of multimedia computer learning modules for an introductory human geography course. The project used a sequential learning process moving from initial concepts, to collaborative writing, and on to geographical analyses by the students. Includes assignment examples, system…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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Vander Meer, Patricia F.; Rike, Galen E. – Research Strategies, 1996
To relieve reference staff meeting with 30 sections of undergraduates per year, the library at Western Michigan University designed a multimedia self-instructional tutorial to introduce library services and teach basic skills. Although considerable time and effort was expended creating the tutorial, little updating has been required. Included are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Software Evaluation, Higher Education
Stoltzfus, Allen – 1997
This brief report describes the Rosetta Stone Language Library, a set of multimedia second language instructional materials. These materials emphasize comprehension of spoken language as the first step to acquiring fluency, sometimes referred to as the "comprehension approach" or "natural approach." The materials are designed…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Learning Theories
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Harknett, Richard J.; Cobane, Craig T. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Details the introduction of five different forms of instructional technology into a core international relations class. The technology includes a multimedia map, the Internet, a course Web Page, CD-ROMs, and "Powerpoint" presentations. Identifies technological breakdowns as the most consistent problem with these approaches and suggests alternate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware