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Montague, William E.; And Others – 1981
Many articles have appeared in the educational, instructional, and psychological literature questioning the adequacy of the technology available for devising instruction, and the usability of the instructional research literature as a source of the technology. A systematic planning model is a useful framework for organizing what has to be done to…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement
Anderson, John – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
The California computer network for instructional development cost-effectively links over 100 campuses in an effort to help faculty and administrators in postsecondary education keep up with and prevent duplication of current state-funded programs for teaching improvement. Summarizes the network's history, funding, evaluation findings and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support, Information Dissemination
White, Edward M.; Polin, Linda G. – 1986
A three phase study evaluated the comparative effectiveness of various features that comprise a postsecondary writing program. The first phase of the study examined the college composition programs on the 19 California State University (CSU) campuses to identify and describe distinctive program features. The second and third phases measured both…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Wellard, Rod, Ed. – 1981
Forty-four papers from the 1981 conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society are presented that focus on issues related to the planning of learning, technique and art in teaching, and judging the effectiveness of learning. Among the papers and authors are: "Planning the Means by Which Teaching and Learning Should…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Coon, Herbert L. – 1981
A great variety and amount of teaching materials and methods related to water quality and other Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerns have been developed. Program developers/trainers responsible for instructional programs will find in ERIC and the Instructional Resources Information System (IRIS) enough material to organize dozens of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Persichitte, Kay A. – 1993
An inservice program to teach instructional strategies that promote metacognitive development to classroom teachers in their roles as instructional designers, based on the notion that instruction in metacognitive strategies must be incorporated into content instruction, is described. Teachers were informed about the following specific…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Concept Mapping, Faculty Development, High Schools