A look at the two dimensions of the structure of content for instructional purposes: 1) psychological; and, 2) logical. (HB)

New criteria for the design of liberal arts programs are formulated. These criteria concern the relationships among liberal arts content, process, and delivery system. The central role of process in time-variable educational systems is stressed. (Author)

This handbook has been prepared for teacher educators involved in designing instructional modules in competency-based teacher education programs. Its contents present: (1) a rationale for competency-based teacher education and instructional modules; (2) an overview of the handbook; (3) explanation of the hierarchy of structure existing from single…

The present study tested four predictions concerning the effects of instructional objectives as an adjunct aid in learning through the lecture method. First, the inclusion of objectives with the lecture was postulated to result in greater learning from the lecture. Second, objectives presentation by subsets was predicted to facilitate performance…

This is one of three companion volumes that present the theoretical basis, instructional strategies, and participant materials for the Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Organizational Development (PETC-III) program, an instructional system for training school system organizational development (OD) consultants. This particular publication…

This paper first notes the evolution of instructional development which has led to a need for the specification and development of computer aids to ISD activities, then notes several current efforts to meet this need, and finally describes the development of an Authoring Management System (AMS) designed to help manage the development phase of ISD.…

A learning paradigm for teaching social work research is offered as an alternative to the consumership models, the researcher as technician models, and the integration of research into other curriculum areas. (Editor/KE)

This article discusses the contribution of taxonomies, task analysis, criterion-referenced testing, and diagnostic-prescriptive teaching models to the present conceptualization of individualization. (HMD)

Surveys the innovations that are occurring in chemical education and raises questions that must be answered to assure that innovation has not occurred at the expense of education quality. (GS)

Four types of geometric configurations used in illustrating bilingual education plans are described. The first type and one of the earliest consisted of a matrix form with horizontal/vertical columns. Three instructional designs based on this figure are a full-immersion approach, a dual language transitional plan, and a third plan in which the…

This study was conducted to identify the specific techniques filmmakers use to plan and produce persuasive films and to determine if these techniques are related to six guidelines identified by Simonson in 1979 that, if included in the planning, production, or use of mediated instruction, will contribute to the development of desired attitudinal…

This guide to planning, producing, and disseminating instructional materials includes topics on (1) planning content and form; (2) planning personnel requirements, budget, and scheduling needs; (3) producing printed materials; (4) producing audiovisual materials; and (5) distribution. The main emphasis is on developing printed materials and on the…

This paper describes the non-standard method that was used to evaluate the various processes and procedures employed by more than 20 PLATO courseware development groups and to evaluate this method. The method used was the Flanagan's critical incident technique, modified to include decisions as well as incidents. Sources of information for the…

The purpose of this study was to report an update of demographic information about instructional developers. Six demographic characteristics from two studies on instructional developers in 1973 and 1976 were compared and discussed. It was concluded that the instructional development movement is attracting younger members and more female…