Some comments are provided about challenges facing the "instructional theory community," and specific remarks are made about papers presented at a session on expectations about instructional theory at the 1998 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (Session 2). An area of particular interest is that of…

While surveys have identified instructional design competencies, there has been virtually no systematic research of alternative means for assessing professional competence in this area. This paper reports on a study which investigated the question of whether a multiple-choice, paper and pencil test can validly discriminate between levels of…

This paper addresses the question of whether instruction is a product or a practice and the relationship of these two concepts to instructional design. The points of view presented are based on the framework articulated by Habermas for dealing with different types of relationships between theory and practice and Grundy's application of these ideas…

A discussion of why schools, at all levels, need the continuing and contiguous services of specialists in message design, media design, media production, and validation. (Author)

This article is a rejoinder to TM 501 978. (DEP)

A discussion of the design methods used, and a week-by-week breakdown of a year's course for high school television production. (Author/HB)

Article focused on the essence of instructional style in the modern school and the formulation of new goals of instruction for young people for lifelong education. (Author/RK)

A study is proposed to address five questions about the interrelationship of instructional intent and film form and style: (1) What are the stylistic elements within the teaching film, and how are these elements used to present epistemological content? (2) Does the instructional component of the teaching film take on a formal or stylistic function…

This discussion of the importance of psychotechnologies such as biofeedback, meditation, and guided imagery to education focuses on the potential of such techniques to expand human learning capabilities and consciousness. The work of many theorists and researchers in the fields of education, physiology, and psychology is reviewed, citing evidence…

The number of educational software packages on today's market is growing steadily. A large percentage of them are found to be of poor quality in terms of instructional and/or technical design. Arguing that a microcomputer in the classroom is only as effective as the software used with it, the first part of this digest provides an overview of the…

Diagrams showing the components of structural knowledge and the theoretical basis for structural knowledge introduce four tables presenting information on: (1) implicit strategies for conveying cognitive structure, including content/structures signalling (Meyer), frames/slots (Armbruster and Anderson), and Elaboration Theory (Reigeluth and…

Noting that automation has had an impact on virtually every manufacturing and information operation in the world, including instructional design (ID), this paper suggests three basic metaphors for automating instructional design activities: (1) computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems; (2) expert system advisor systems; and (3)…

After outlining the nature of children's learning in kindergarten, expectations for parent participation, and teachers' responsibilities, this paper presents aspects of a child-centered kindergarten curriculum. Listed first are long-term and short-term objectives which are pertinent to the role of the kindergarten teacher. These are followed by a…