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Shank, Gary; And Others – Educational Technology, 1994
Introduces the concept of abductive reasoning; discusses its importance for instructional designers in education; and describes the development of a computer program called the Abductive Reasoning Tool (ART) that helps students learn and understand abductive logic. Highlights include abduction and creativity, and field-testing ART with…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Ference, Pamela R.; Vockell, Edward L. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses adult learner characteristics, explains events of instruction, and describes how the characteristics of adult learners can be merged with these events of instruction to help facilitate instruction in software use. Highlights include gaining attention; motivation; stimulating recall of prerequisite material; feedback; performance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
