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Download full textPetruschell, Robert L.; Carpenter, Polly – 1972
Educators often fail to implement improved teaching systems because they lack a method of choosing among instructional alternatives. The Rand Coporation is developing for the Air Force a means--called Method of Designing Instructional Alternatives (MODIA)--whereby instructors can select a preferred instructional system. Using MODIA, one begins by…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Jacobsen, David A.; Gerlach, Vernon S. – 1973
Instructional television (ITV) has generally not shown significant differences in instructional effectiveness when compared to conventional instruction techniques. In an effort to gather more conclusive data about these previous findings, this study sought to compare two instructional modes, ITV and textual presentation. Eleven juniors in a…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies
Kyratonis, Dorothee, Ed.; Vonhoff, Renate, Ed. – 1971
Twelve multi-media adult education projects in nine countries are described in this 250-page book. The projects include England's Open University, Japan's Broadcast Correspondence High School and University of the Air, West Germany's Telecolleg, The Netherland's TELEAC, France's RTS-Promotion and Tele-CNAM, Poland's Politechnika Telewizyjna, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Case Studies, Comparative Education
Lueder, E. J. – 1972
The rationale, design, and data collection methods of a study of factors that may influence the effectiveness of adult instructional groups that included interaction are discussed. Two aspects to be considered when studying instructional groups are called work and emotionality. The Work-Emotionality Theory is discussed. Six types of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Research, Emotional Response, Group Dynamics
Kitzes, Esther; Knox, Helen – 1972
The Open University (OU), an advanced multimedia instructional system, was established by the British government to provide university and professional education to those with the ability to continue their education by study in their own time, and particularly to those who could not otherwise obtain education at a university. This overview…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Costs, Educational Media
LIPSON, JOSEPH – 1966
THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO STUDY THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GENERALIZE WHAT THEY LEARN IN ONE LESSON SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY GAIN COMMAND OF ABILITIES NOT SPECIFICALLY TAUGHT UNTIL SOME LATER LESSON. THE AUTHOR EXAMINED CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A MASTERY SCORE ON A PRETEST IN ARITHMETIC COULD BE CONSIDERED A TRANSFER INSTANCE.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement, Individual Differences
McClellan, James E. – 1976
The paper investigates the relationships among indoctrination, education, believing, and action in order to inform students and teachers of methods of openly and collectively guarding against indoctrination in the American school system. Four conditions for distinguishing indoctrination from education are: (1) intent of the teacher; (2) truth or…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Change Strategies, Dogmatism, Educational Objectives
Trani, Gilberta M. – 1976
This paper reports the results of a study conducted to: (1) design an instructional sequence to teach selected nursing curriculum development facts; (2) bring individual nursing instructors to a mastery level knowledge of basic theoretical models for nursing; and (3) demonstrate the applicability of the independent study approach to nursing…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Competency Based Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedMoore, Michael G. – TechTrends, 1987
Focusing on university programs for adult learners, this discussion of distance education reviews existing programs, including the British Open University and the Annenberg/CPB Project; discusses course design; and describes the integration of a variety of media including television, video cassettes, audio, computer assisted instruction, radio,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Distance Education
Berkowitz, Bob; Berkowitz, Joyce – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Presents a model of instruction in which media specialists, in cooperation with teachers, go beyond teaching library skills and work with students to develop critical thinking and information use skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization
Selfe, Cynthia L. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1987
Offers guidelines for instructors designing computer labs to support existing writing programs, based on three main suggestions: (1) design computer-supported writing labs around writers, not around computers; (2) ground lab operations and instruction in current writing theory and pedagogy; and (3) use labs to support research on writing…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Facilities, Guidelines
Sculley, John – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1988
Discussion of the effects of the new information age and new technologies on business and higher education was originally given as the keynote address at EDUCOM '87. Highlights include new organizational patterns; a new paradigm for lifelong learning; the necessity for integrating research and instruction; hypermedia; simulation; and artificial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Simulation, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Shrock, Sharon A.; Byrd, David M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1988
Discusses renewed interest of instructional developers in public schools and reviews the literature of three major themes prevalent in inservice teacher education: clinical supervision, teaching effectiveness research, and reflective teaching. The application of adult learning theory is described, and involvement of instructional designers in…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedStepans, Joseph; And Others – Science Education, 1988
Compares the effectiveness of two instructional models in bringing about a valid understanding of science concepts in prospective elementary teachers. Describes the two instructional models; an expository model and a learning cycle model. Concludes that college students understandings of science concepts may be improved using a combination of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Griffin, Donna J.; Lamb, Jodi A. – School Library Journal, 1987
Suggests strategies for improving communications between school media specialists and teachers as a means of establishing a better working relationship and improving library collections and services. An outline of a proposed four-day media specialist/teacher workshop is provided as well as six references and three sources of additional…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
