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Tennyson, Robert D.; Boutwell, Richard C. – Educational Technology, 1974
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Instruction, Sequential Approach
Download full textTennyson, Robert D.; Boutwell, Richard C. – 1973
The instructional design presented in this article discusses a procedure for arranging and sequencing examples and nonexamples for concept teaching in the classroom. Concepts are divided into two types: definition and observation. A definition concept is one in which the critical attributes are determined by the definition, e.g., war. Observation…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Definitions, Generalization
Tennyson, Robert D.; Tennyson, Carol L. – 1977
Three methods of sequencing coordinate concepts (simultaneous, collective, and successive) were investigated with a Bayesian, computer-based, adaptive control system. The data analysis showed that when coordinate concepts are taught simultaneously (contextually similar concepts presented at the same time), student performance is superior to either…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedTennyson, Robert D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
For college students learning concepts, the advisement condition resulted in better performance than the learner control condition and needed less instructional time than the adaptive control condition. Results also indicated that students given concepts simultaneously performed better and needed less instruction than those who received concepts…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Content Analysis
