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Pitfalls of Tribal Specificity
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Carpenter, Ron – Studies in American Indian Literatures, 2007
In this essay, the author begins by acknowledging the necessity of teaching Native American and other indigenous literatures both alongside and independent of Western texts. Instructors should teach these works by listening to the Native authors' worldviews and literary traditions. However, when instructors try to teach Native literatures…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Cultural Context, Perspective Taking, Prior Learning
Work Force Education: Training Implications for Business Basic Skill Programs.
Gordon, Edward E.; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1994
Discusses the undereducated U.S. workforce and the resulting need for workforce education. Highlights include personalized systems of instruction; individualized instructional programs; cognitive processing; prior knowledge; time on task; feedback and assessment; metacognition; motivational links; and the need for a multilayered approach to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Evaluation Needs, Feedback
Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail
Influence of Instructional Control and Learner Characteristics on Factual Recall and Procedural Learning from Interactive Video.
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Coldevin, Gary; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1993
Describes a study that examined the extent to which different levels of instructional control and varied learner characteristics affected performance and time on task, using interactive video in a college biochemistry course. Prior knowledge and learner internality/externality are discussed, and interaction between learner ability and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Biochemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer-Based Practical Work at a Distance: A Case Study.
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Jones, Ann; Petre, Marian – Computers and Education, 1994
Reports the results of a case study of home computing use in an Open University (Great Britain) multimedia course. The use of student questionnaires and journals is described; and student attitudes about relating new information to existing knowledge, retention, transfer of knowledge, the need for reference materials, and time spent are discussed.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware