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Direct linkClark, Ruth Colvin; Mayer, Richard E. – Performance Improvement, 2008
A learner-centered approach is a central feature of instruction based on a constructivist learning model. However, there is some confusion regarding the requirement for behavioral activity as a prerequisite for a learner-centered environment. We offer evidence in this article that some types of behavioral activity can interfere with cognitive…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Active Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Clark, Ruth Colvin; Taylor, David – Training, 1994
Provides eight ways for trainers to avoid overloading trainees: prepare succinct reference materials, let learners do more, chunk training, design materials with memory aids, create job aids, build automaticity, give learners "training wheels," and detect and correct overload during training. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Memory, Reinforcement, Trainers
Peer reviewedClark, Ruth Colvin – Performance Improvement, 2002
Discusses cognitive models of instruction that can help develop new models of Instructional Systems Design (ISD) that include cognitive task analysis to identify mental models; constructive assumptions of learning; working memory and long-term memory; retrieval of new knowledge and skills from long-term memory; and support of metacognitive skills.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Memory, Metacognition
Clark, Ruth Colvin – Training, 1995
Technology can extend human memory and improve performance, but bypassing human intelligence has its dangers. Cognitive apprenticeships that compress learning experiences, provide coaching, and allow trial and error can build complex problem-solving skills and develop expertise. (SK)
Descriptors: Intelligence, Job Performance, Memory, Performance Factors
Clark, Ruth Colvin – Performance and Instruction, 1986
The first of two articles designed to provide guidelines for the instructional development phase of instructional systems development focuses on general instructional methods supporting all instructional tasks. Teaching methods that support selective attention, processing in working memory, and connecting in long-term memory are described and…
Descriptors: Attention, Decision Making, Guidelines, Instructional Development
