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Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
At Carnegie Mellon University, interactive videodisks are used to create real-world moral dilemmas in the classroom for students studying ethics, values, and critical thinking. The medium combines the power of film with the control of the computer, but production of materials can be time consuming and difficult. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Emotional Response
Download full textAgency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
Designed to improve the critical thinking and decision-making skills of 10-to 13-year old students through instruction in basic economic concepts, the Agency for International Technology (AIT), the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE), and the Joint Council on Economic Education (JCEE) are undertaking a project which will use eight…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Economics Education, Educational Resources
Dawson, George – 1991
As a result of declining scores, the National Science Foundation has funded numerous materials-development grants. Largest among these is the Interactive Media Science (IMS) Project at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee. This project's mandate is to design, develop, and produce six level III interactive videodisc programs for middle…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Adult and Occupational Education. – 1990
The Working Smart workplace literacy project was sponsored by a public school district and several profit and nonprofit companies and conducted for the hotel and food industry in the Los Angeles area. Literacy instruction was merged with job requirements of the customer service job classifications. Videodisc courseware was developed, as were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
