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Soley, Mary E. – 1982
The emergence and purpose of formative evaluation as a tool for curriculum developers is described. It is pointed out that formative evaluation seeks to establish the merit of instructional materials during their development, to modify and improve the design of instructional materials, and to establish their worth so they may be adapted for use in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Feedback
Download full textNorthwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1976
This report describes the procedures and results of a field test of an instructional unit intended for upper elementary and secondary teachers who have some access to computers. The unit consists of five booklets covering the rudiments of computer hardware, computer programing languages, the different roles the computer may play in instruction,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWeiss, Charles; Jarvis, Stan – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1987
Discusses interactive videodisc technology (IVD) development and potential; education and training capabilities specifically related to developing countries; costs; technical capabilities; likely applications which justify IVD's initial programming expenses; specific IVD applications relative to remedial mathematics and science education, job…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Courseware
Gunderson, Doris V. – 1973
Recognizing the demand for teaching concepts in teacher education programs, the Bureau of Educational Personnel Development in 1970 initiated an effort to train educational personnel to develop and use protocol materials--instructional materials, usually employing audio tape, video tape, or film, intended to illuminate a concept by showing…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods
Smith, Karen – 1978
Project "Freestyle" involved the development of prototypical television materials and a comic book intended to combat sex-role stereotyping in career-related attitudes of nine to twelve-year-old children. At various times during the early developmental stages of "Freestyle" materials, "ad hoc fast-turn-around" formative evaluations were conducted.…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Childrens Television, Comics (Publications), Decision Making
Rideout, Richard L.; And Others – 1977
The Junior High School Mathematics Consortium was a project in cooperative curriculum development involving 20 Alberta, Canada school systems. The project materials were developed and revised according to performance objectives developed by the Edmonton Public School Board, and the program unit booklets were developed cooperatively by ten school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Aids, Consortia, Curriculum Development
