For the thirty-second year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This volume includes papers presented at the national convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology held in Louisville, KY. This…

A project was undertaken to integrate the 2F87F operational flight trainer into the program for training replacement patrol plane pilots. The objectives were to determine the potential of the simulator as a substitute environment for learning aircraft tasks and to effectively utilize the simulator in pilot training. The students involved in the…

A study is reported which evaluated the content of three instructional videotapes designed to impart information and to demonstrate regional (spinal, epidural, and caudal) anesthesia motor skills. Pretest-posttest results demonstrated that the tapes successfully met predetermined criteria. Advantages of the method for medical student instruction…

Procedures are presented for training classroom observers to collect data in naturalistic research projects. Training methods are directed toward the collection of highly reliable observational data. Pre-classroom training prepares observers for data collection by working with the coding manual, video-tapes, and written dialogues, and through…

A study determined what trainers considered to be the most frequent problems they faced as beginners delivering training to adult learners. Experts were then asked to respond to these problems with solutions they found to be effective. A literature review was conducted that focused on two distinct elements: the human learning principles and needs…

For teaching medical students how to use problem-oriented medical records the authors devised teaching case material and two instructional formats (self-instructional and workshop) which were used for second-year medical students, then conducted a study which showed that all student groups attained an acceptable performance level regardless of…

This document is a tentative effort to lay out some of the components and implications of the "learning how to learn" concept. It is intended to be used in theory building and practical applications in the realm of adult education. Four chapters are included: The Concept (with the subheadings Concerning Terminology, The Learner's Needs, Some…

A literature review was conducted to investigate the adult education and faculty development literature and research to discover what is known about changes or transformation in teaching assumptions and beliefs when faculty prepare to teach online or when they are engaged in online teaching, and to uncover any gaps in research involving these…

Five methods were evaluated for training Kansas agricultural producers for certification as Private Pesticide Applicators. The study involved 471 participants throughout the state. Comparison of pre- and post-test scores showed that teaching by video cassette caused the most improvement, followed by the traditional method using a team of…

In research to test the link between children's failure to engage in comparison activity and their poor communication performance, elementary school students were trained to engage in comparison activity to learn whether such training would improve their referential communication accuracy. Two training experiments with third and fourth grade…

Speech and communication departments at several universities currently offer behavioral training programs aimed at reducing communication-related anxiety. Traditionally, these programs involve the use of a "systematic desensitization" training method. An alternative behavioral training method is found in "conditioned…

This review of the research on the effectiveness of an instructional systems approach at both the micro- and macro-levels discusses progress made in the last decade in developing a knowledge base for the systematic design, development, and delivery of instruction. A 35-item bibliography is provided. (MER)

Teacher training sessions were examined to determine why four teachers receiving the same training in implementing explanation behavior in reading instruction differed in the success with which they carried out the new strategies. Audiotaped training sessions, trainer self-reports, and teacher interviews were qualitatively analyzed to identify the…

This study was designed to determine the effects of variable and specific practice of typing individual letters on response time to typing those letters within specific letter combinations and on overall speed and accuracy of intermediate typists (46 high schools students who were taking Typewriting II). The letters selected for investigation were…

Research in the area of handwriting legibility has been hampered in the past because of a lack of objective procedures for evaluating letter formations. This study used a recently developed evaluative instrument to answer questions concerning the legibility of the handwriting of 22 first-grade students. Two baseline conditions and four…