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Gardner, Joel – Educational Technology, 2010
Research has shown that when Merrill's First Principles of Instruction are used as part of an instructional strategy, student learning increases. Several articles describe these principles of instruction, including specific methods for implementing this theory. However, because teachers and designers often have little time to design instruction,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Literature Reviews, Educational Principles
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Hsu, Tzu-Yen; Chen, Che-Ming – Journal of Geography, 2010
Although fieldwork is always cited as an important component of geographic education, there are many obstacles for executing high school fieldwork. Mobile electronic products are becoming popular and some schools are able to acquire these devices for mobile learning. This study attempts to provide a mobile-assisted means of guiding students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Geography Instruction, Learning Modules, Educational Technology
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Dimopoulos, Dimitrios I.; Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos; Pantis, John D. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2009
This paper describes the design of an educational module which aims to raise awareness and change the attitudes of elementary school students about focal endangered species in protected areas. The proposed design builds on, and extends the General Teaching Model. The educational module which was developed through this approach was pilot-tested in…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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Barella, A.; Valero, S.; Carrascosa, C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper presents a new environment for teaching practical work in AI subjects. The main purpose of this environment is to make AI techniques more appealing to students and to facilitate the use of the toolkits which are currently widely used in research and development. This new environment has a toolkit for developing and executing agents,…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Science Education, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Siegel, Mark – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1996
The director of production at Interactive Media Communications discusses its multimedia training models that address health and safety issues. Their purpose is to create entertaining instructional designs to guide the student in an interactive approach. The article describes two CD-ROM products (on hazardous chemicals and safe driving),…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Driver Education, Educational Technology, Health Education
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices