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Gagne, Robert M. – 1974
Task analysis is a procedure having the purpose of identifying different kinds of performances which are outcomes of learning, in order to make possible the specification of optimal instructional conditions for each kind of outcome. Task analysis may be related to content analysis in two different ways: (1) it may be used to identify the probably…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
Rohwer, William D., Jr. – 1973
This paper builds a strategy for ways in which instruction can be improved through research. The strategy is one that thinks of instructional changes as those that promise to make significant differences in instructional outcomes and then determines whether or not these changes fulfill their promises. The document cites evidence that supports the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1973
Information relating to the installation of a PLATO- IV computer terminal is presented. This terminal is connected to the University of Illinois' PLATO system, making it possible for personnel associated with the Computer Aids to Teaching Project to keep in touch with the development of the large-scale PLATO system. Problems associated with the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Costs, Curriculum Development
Carpenter, Polly – 1972
Design tools used for instructional planning can be described in terms of inputs, outputs, major components, and their interrelations. The outputs are course length; student flow; and requirements for resources, such as facilities, material, personnel, and dollars. The inputs are the teaching institution, learners for whom the course was designed,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Input Output Analysis
Witt, Paul W. F.; Miller, Elwood E. – 1972
A two year institute sought to prepare educational media specialists who would be experts in instructional development. As such, they would be able to: 1) apply systems analysis techniques to instructional problems; 2) evaluate and use instructional media; 3) design graphic instructional media; 4) evaluate teaching strategies and instructional…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Graduate Study
Frye, Bill J. – 1971
The major purpose of this study was to investigate and provide relevant information on the use of innovative practices, such as methodology, teaching skills, etc., by industrial arts teacher educators who teach professional courses. Data were obtained from a synthesis of information retrieved from practicing industrial arts teacher educators and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Industrial Arts, Industrial Arts Teachers, Instructional Design
Stapp, William B. – 1973
The philosophy, major constraints, and strategy for curriculum development and implementation of a K-12 environmental education program are reviewed in this draft. Its purpose is to draw together some basic ideas and pertinent questions from leading educators, the literature, and successful environmental education programs, in an effort to provide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Knezevich, S. J.; Way, Russell – 1972
The purpose of this theoretical paper is to describe a set of models for the instructional organization of the multiunit secondary school. The school's instructional organization is viewed as a mechanism for structuring resources to influence learning outcomes. The multiunit elementary school (MUS-E) models served as the point of departure for…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Individual Instruction, Instructional Design
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1972
Brief descriptions are provided of four Ohio Follow Through programs, each of which is pilot-testing a different teaching model. The programs are: Akron, The PEP-IPI Model; Cleveland, The Responsive Environment Model; Dayton, The Engelmann-Becker Model; and Martins Ferry, The Mathemagenic Activities Model. The PEP (Primary Education Project)-IPI…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Design
Silberman, Melvin L.; Allender, Jerome S. – 1973
This research determined the viability of three alternative teaching designs which encouraged student involvement and inquiry activity: a) teacher-guided, b) group-planned, and c) individually oriented. Each of the three designs was assigned to two sections of an educational psychology course. The remaining two sections served as a control group.…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design, Learning Activities, Questioning Techniques
Silvern, Leonard C. – 1972
The fifth (of 14) volume of the Education and Training Consultant's (ETC) series on systems engineering of education is designed for readers who have completed others in the series. It reviews arithmetic and algebraic procedures and applies these to simple education and training systems. Flowchart models of example problems are developed and…
Descriptors: Feedback, Flow Charts, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems
Carpenter, Polly – 1972
In a series of four interrelated reports, Rand work to date for the Air Force on the development of methodologies for designing programs of instruction is reported. This report, the first of the series, describes MODIA (A Method of Designing Instructional Alternatives), a comprehensive methodology for designing an instructional system. MODIA…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
GOODLAD, JOHN I. – 1966
A PLANNED, RIGOROUS SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED FOR A CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM BY MEANS OF WHICH THE CENTRAL PROBLEMS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION ARE IDENTIFIED AND RELATED TO EACH OTHER. EACH SEGMENT OF THE RATIONALE FORMULATED WAS RELATED TO AND CONTINUALLY CHECKED AGAINST PERTINENT RESEARCH AND RELATED STUDIES DURING THE…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Needs
PUCEL, DAVID J. – 1966
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TYPICAL METHOD OF ORGANIZING TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEETS USED BY VOCATIONAL EDUCATORS TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS WAS COMPARED TO THAT OF TWO NEWLY DEVELOPED ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON "THE SUBSUMPTION THEORY OF MEANINGFUL VERBAL LEARNING AND RETENTION" (AUSUBEL, 1962). AN OPERATIONAL DEFINITION…
Descriptors: Ability, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
Osguthorpe, Russell T.; And Others – 1976
A 4 x 4 factorial experiment was conducted with 152 college age volunteers to investigate the effects of different forms of mathemagenic information (algorithms, heuristics, attribute elaboration, and attribute isolation) on concept acquisition. Results showed that both definition and instance presentation had a significant effect on students'…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Confidence Testing
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