The Interface System is a comprehensive method for developing and managing computer-assisted instructional courses or computer-managed instructional courses composed of sets of instructional modules. Each module is defined by one or more behavioral objectives and by a list of prerequisite modules that must be completed successfully before the…

One component of The Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development--The Teacher's Resource File: Word Attack--was adapted to the needs of seven field test schools in the Southeastern United States. The resultant product was a 96-page Regional Resource File Supplement to the basic Teacher's Resource File: Word Attack. The file contains two parts:…

Education is the process of changing the behavior patterns of people. Educational objectives represent the kinds of behavior alterations that an educational institution wishes to bring about in its students. Administrators must be trained in the technique of organizing instruction that most successfully advances the educational goals of the…

Student control of computer-assisted instruction has a number of pragmatic advantages due to difficulties in providing a general program which is truly individualized. The attempt here has been to define and describe the commands which could be modified to provide learner control in any computer-assisted instruction course. Some of the commands…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report documents the guidelines and procedures used in the determination of instructional strategy and selection of media for…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report covers the microsequencing developed for concept area one. It represents the initial segmentation of the macro…

The development and evaluation of a curriculum that presents moral dilemmas for primary grade children are discussed. Using the method of sound filmstrips, a set of dilemmas was constructed for stimulating development in primary grade children in the following ways: (1) they present dramatic stories which are enjoyable and involving to watch for…

During the 1960's the field of cross-cultural studies matured. With the recession of behaviorism and with the resurgence of cognitive psychology the discipline became known as Intercultural Communication. Rather than emphasizing the similarities between cultures, a principle previously advocated, the content of the field of intercultural…

This overview of an industrial arts curriculum project, resulting from comprehensive studies of industry by the staff and graduate students of the College of Industry at Wisconsin State University through federally funded institutional grants and fellowship programs, focuses on "industriology"--the science of industry. Intended to update…

This book contains a collection of instructional objectives and accompanying sample items for use with children in nursery schools, preschools, Head Start Programs and kindergartens. It encompasses selected topics from the arts, language arts, math and arithmetic skills, promoting physical development, science, and satisfying social and personal…

The principles of Benjamin Bloom's "Taxonomy of Education Objectives" for the cognitive domain are followed in the development of this independent study unit. The sequence uses the Egyptian Rossetta Stone as the common knowledge base and illustrates how the six principles of the taxonomy of the cognitive domain can be applied to the design of a…

Several alternative indexes of item usefulness were empirically compared. They were: (1) item discrimination based on high and low groups on a postinstructional measure, (2) shift in item difficulty from a pre- to a postinstruction measure, and (3) item discrimination based on pre- and posttest performances. A typical classroom final examination…

The authors describe the functions of an integrated systems approach in solving the administrative, academic, and logistical problems of a large university department. They discuss the roles of a computer managed instruction system for the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communication. First, the system can record student and…

The two techniques for improving the quality of programed instruction, empirical revision, and the presentation of objectives before instruction were tested by this experiment in order to obtain a systematic replication of former experimental results. This study was designed to investigate: whether the presentation of the specific objectives…

A Careers English Workshop, conducted at Delaware State College during June 1971, was devoted to documenting the 17 teaching strategies included in this publication. This document was designed as a guide for English instructors who teach in a career education program in the secondary schools throughout Delaware. The strategies reflect a more…