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Clark, 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 – 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

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