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Lee, Chris – Training, 1982
Presents an overview of advances in technology-based learning aids and how they can affect training. It discusses five modes of computer-aided instruction applications, creating your own programs, and four types of learner responses to anticipate. (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Program Design, Program Development
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Lacina, Lorna J.; Book, Connie Ledoux – College Teaching, 1991
The experiences of a number of institutions using a variety of approaches show that distance education by television can be both instructionally effective and cost effective. Careful attention to five steps in course development (planning, preparation, rehearsal, presentation, and review) can help colleges save time and avoid pitfalls. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education
Ball, Diane A. – 1981
A junior high school reading program entitled Reading for Enjoyment and Development (READ) that combines the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) inexpensive book distribution program and the practice of entire school participation in uninterrupted sustained silent reading (USSR) is described in this paper. The development of the project and practical…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Motivation Techniques, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Kolacki, Eugene C. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1981
Colleges and universities with teacher preparation programs need to establish reasonable requirements for prospective teachers in planning health education curriculum. Currently, many schools and school districts are conducting inservice health education courses for elementary classroom teachers. Guidelines are given for facilitating inservice…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Health Education
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Burger, Marilyn – Ohio Reading Teacher, 2000
Considers the origin and validity of phonemic awareness and why phonemic awareness is important. Discusses phonemic awareness in a balanced reading program, and teaching phonemic awareness. Suggests activities that promote phonemic awareness by using children's literature. Discusses assessment of student progress. Presents experiences with her…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Emergent Literacy, Phonemic Awareness
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Mausner, Bernard; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Discussed is the design, development, and evaluation of a self-paced college program in statistics which used computer assisted instruction. The program permitted a great deal of individual attention to weak students and freed the strong student to whip through the acquisition of the tools necessary to plan and conduct research. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Peabody, Ralph L. – 1979
A 3 year project was initiated to develop, implement, and evaluate a program for training personnel to work with visually handicapped/multiply handicapped children. The ecological systems model proposed by N. Hobbs was examined as the primary consideration in the development of the program. Teachers under the project were prepared for roles which…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Demonstration Programs, Ecology, Higher Education
Kitao, Kenji – 1994
Rapid advancement in computer technology in recent years, including easy accessibility, expansion of computer networks, and diversity of applications, support the use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in second language education. All secondary schools in Japan now have computers and computer instruction. Misconceptions about computers and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Trends
Whitson, Gayle; Bodycott, Peter – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of improvements in a Singapore graduate training program for elementary school teachers of English as a Second Language. Program changes focused on providing appropriate, constructive feedback to trainees about their teaching practice and developing trainees' skills of critical reflection. The report…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Countries
Cere, Ronald – 1986
A discussion of cross-cultural training in the context of business and professional education outlines the need for such training and proposes methods of designing and implementing it within foreign language courses. Four segments address specific aspects of development for such courses. The first looks at procedures used to determine the type of…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Course Content
McLagan, Patricia, Ed. – 1994
The collection of essays on modern language teaching for students with disabilities offers teachers practical suggestions based on proven strategies and reflected in successful case studies. Contents include: "Learners in Difficulty" (Bernardette Holmes); "Successful Methods for Differentiation" (Bernardette Holmes); "IT [Information Technology]…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Disabilities