Boards on the laser's edge of technology are adding videodisks to their instructional options, because of their versatility in giving teachers and students flexible access to visual material. (TE)

Presents a series of six prescriptions for constructing an authoring system that guides the instructional design process used to create computer-based lessons. The importance of providing opportunities for dynamic interaction between the program and the student is emphasized. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of five issues selected from National Association of Secondary School Principals' national study of middle level education and principalship. (DCS)

A group of school districts in Western Oregon has developed a goal-based improvement model that provides teachers and administrators with a common information base. (Author)

Describes use by an elementary school of a floppy disk network system--Radio Shack Network II with a TRS-80 Model III and four Model I microcomputers--for various subject areas and grade levels. Advantages described include lack of problems with downloading programs, ease of operation, and loading time saved. (MBR)

This ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) monograph updates and expands upon earlier ERIC publications on the topic of instructional development (ID) models. This monograph presents a brief history of ID models, describes a taxonomy for classifying them, provides examples from each of the categories in the taxonomy, and describes trends…

This glossary clarifies the meaning of titles, qualifications, and examinations relating to education systems in the following European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bulgaria, the Czech…

Results indicated that the pupil-centric pattern was superior to teacher-centric instruction in terms of student achievement. Student attitudes toward the effectiveness of the teacher's performance were improved as a result of the pupil-centric instructional pattern. (Author)

Article describes the systems for instructional materials development for medical education at the Medical Center, University of Illinois. (HB)

Article describes a method to effectively organize new courses of instruction or reorganize existing courses of instruction in higher education. (Author/HB)

Author explains his model of instructional development for initiating and continuing change in education. (HB)

In the study reported, the relative degree of diversity of techniques employed in sequencing classroom work flow was compared among 166 teachers from four public secondary schools. (Author)

Current interest in control of schools is a struggle for economic influence rather than genuine educational concerns, and in urban areas is generally a struggle between black and whites. A systems approach, claims author, is an alternative for sharing control and responsibility. (DS)

The model devised by the author demonstrates that learner success is the product of sound objectives, careful planning, good measuring devices, and post-teaching evaluation. (Editor)