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Betrus, Anthony K. – 1995
Increases in class size, time constraints, and class material have pressured educators to develop better ways to present instructional material; this pressure has led to numerous teaching innovations, including many in the area of individualized instruction. This paper focuses on a history of critiques of individualized instruction in the 20th…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Criticism, Educational Benefits, Educational Theories
Wiley, Ann L. – 1982
Learner objectives, text, practice exercises and answer sheets are provided on the history of educational technology, which includes three major periods: Audiovisual Instruction (1920-1945), Audiovisual Communications (1945-date), and Instructional Systems Analysis and Design (1950-date). The terms "educational technology" and "instructional…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications, Educational Development, Educational History
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Reiser, Robert A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2001
This second of a two-part article focuses on the history of instructional design in the United States. Starting with its origins during World War II, major events in the development of instructional design are described. Factors affecting the field over the last two decades, including increasing interest in cognitive psychology, microcomputers,…
Descriptors: Education, Educational Development, Educational Media, Educational Research
Herndon, Linda – 2001
This paper tells the story of Sister Mary Theresa Brentano, O.S.B's (1902-1987) innovative use of magnetic audiotapes to provide instruction for students in grades K-12. From 1952 to approximately 1968, Brentano implemented, refined, and tested her tape teaching methods with special emphasis on individualizing instruction in the elementary school.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recordings, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education