"Instructional design" technology focuses on the learning process and student achievement rather than on the teaching process and student control. Adoption of this technology permits the effective use of computer-managed instruction as a learning tool. Teachers must learn to use both the technology and the tool to improve instruction. (PGD)

The author developed an instructional-design model consisting of four simple steps. The model is in a circular format, rather than the usual linear series form, so it is named the training wheel. (SSH)

The Outcome Consequence Model (OCM) emphasizes the importance of evaluating instructional products and systems using a broadened perspective of the intent of learning from instruction. OCM emphasizes systematic and empirical evaluation procedures, establishes bases for comparison of instructional effectiveness, and evaluates learning beyond the…

The purpose of this paper was to present specific instructional objectives and learning hierarchies, which are diagrams of the organization of the skills and prerequisite accomplishments involved in a more complex, general learning outcome, that were developed for a creative problem-solving course. (Author/RK)

The general findings and recommendations of a Defense Science Board Task Force on Training Technology are presented, and eight lessons for the training technology research and development community are drawn. (Author)

A method of analyzing textual learning materials is described. Using data from student questionnaires, the method reveals the underlying structure of concepts in the materials and can pinpoint the location and cause of student difficulties.

Presents guidelines for the evaluation of instructional materials beginning with the first phases of development and continuing until they are finally replaced. (JY)

One ideal of digital media production software and technology is open file compatibility and exchange. Unrestricted transfer and duplication facilitates professional production, but may also facilitate improper reuse. This paper describes several pedagogical concerns and curricular adaptations that have arisen in dealing with student plagiarism…

Novice instructional design (NID) is an instructional strategy where students design instruction in order to better learn information. NID by students is an increasingly common instructional activity, particularly with technology; however, there is little research regarding what the instructional designer learns by engaging in the instructional…

The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) defines human performance technology (HPT) as "a systematic approach to analyzing, improving, and managing performance in the workplace through the use of appropriate and varied interventions." The first step in this approach is the performance analysis (Gilbert, 1978). In this…

The objective of this article is to discuss the feasibility of employing an instructional design model which will guarantee statistically valid programs that contain a high level of learning. Reference is made to programs developed at the Clark Library at Brigham Young University where such a model has been developed. (3 references) (Author/NH)