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Stoane, Cynthia – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Discusses what it is about home learning that creates a need for study skills improvement and the study skills required for successful home learning (information processing and personal skills, and support strategies). The role and responsibilities of educational technologists in helping learners to acquire effective study skills are considered.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
Hartley, J. R. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Considers three aspects of computer assisted instruction (CAI), i.e., instructional program design, software tools needed for their realization, and assimilation of CAI in the classroom; discusses developments in CAI; and outlines techniques of knowledge representation arising from artificial intelligence and their value for student modelling and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
McAleese, Ray – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Summarizes findings of a collection of research studies at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) aiding fundamental understanding of knowledge representation and its applications. Issues arising when a knowledge representation system is incorporated into an authoring language are discussed, including the problems of exteriorization, metacognition,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Dwyer, Carol A.; Dwyer, Francis M. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Reviews study of undergraduates which evaluated the effects that variations in depth of information processing have on students' memory systems in terms of their ability to acquire and retrieve information related to different types of instructional objectives. The effect of visual versus verbal testing of visualized instruction is also examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Criterion Referenced Tests
Hobbs, D. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Description of a study which formulated a model of the cognitive processes involved in learning statistics material via computer assisted learning (CAL) focuses on mode of presentation (aural or visual), sequence of the material, and previous mathematical experience. Textual analysis is discussed and implications of the results for design of CAL…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Berninger, Virginia Wise – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1986
Describes two microcomputer-assisted adaptations of traditional methods of teaching word recognition (alphabet-spelling method) and phonics (sound-symbol method) which are designed for use with students who have severe physical and communication handicaps, language disabilities, or fine motor problems. A clinical protocol is outlined for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software