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Mikos, Roseann; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1987
This article presents guidelines designed to assist instructional developers in improving their performance in workload estimates for prospective training development projects. Also provided is a description of an instructional systems development model for estimating, which includes front end analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Conferences, Cost Estimates, Guidelines, Improvement
Andrews, Dee H. – Educational Technology, 1988
Delineates the differences between simulators and training devices, and discusses the possibility of inadequate training when simulators are used as training devices. Guidelines for appropriate training device development using a behavioral learning approach are presented. (13 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Evaluation Criteria
Keller, John M. – Performance and Instruction, 1987
This discussion of learning motivation focuses on the four basic concepts of the ARCs Motivation Model: getting learners' attention, showing relevance, building confidence, and generating satisfaction. Strategies for dealing with these concerns are suggested. The second article in this series will deal with the design process. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Educational Strategies, Instructional Improvement, Learning Motivation
Burns, David – 1982
This paper is an exposition and comparison of the objectives, methodology, and findings of two research projects entitled "An Occupational Analysis of Training in Industry" and "An Occupational Analysis of the Work of Beginning Teachers." The relevance of these studies to the design and evaluation of teacher education…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
Download full textBook, Cassandra L.; And Others – 1983
A study examined the effects of teachers' use of explicit explanation on students' levels of metacognitive awareness of the reading process and on their reading achievement as measured by a standardized test. Subjects, 22 fifth grade teachers from 13 different elementary schools, were observed by researchers who had been trained in using a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedCole, David B.; Ormrod, Jeanne E. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Reports the effectiveness of nine in-service summer institutes designed to improve geography instruction. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of the workshops and the institutes' long-term effectiveness. Finds that participants not only made substantive changes in how they taught geography, but also conducted high-level inservice programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1983
A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program to help teachers instruct students in finding the relationship between questions designed to test their comprehension of a text and the location of possible information for answering those questions. Specifically, the study examined whether training would enhance student…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Discovery Processes, Grade 4, Information Sources
