This instrument is designed to provide data on the characteristics of the instructional design of classroom materials. Data is gathered on four constructs: objectives, organization of the material (scope and sequence), methodology, and evaluation. Questions elicit a mixture of yes-no, check list, and summary rating scale answers with open ended…

Tests are used in four ways: (1) to select; (2) to give rewards or punishments; (3) as tools in the instructional process; and (4) as macro-evaluation of instructional programs and systems. The Program for Research on Objective Based Evaluation (PROBE) is directed at developing prototypic evaluation systems in the reading area for both classroom…

The author explains the need for validation in instructional television, citing his experiences with the ITV mathematics series, "It Figures," in Dade County Florida. He also describes in some detail the application of validation to the development of a television series, discussing such items as the specification of behavioral…

The University of Florida College of Education proposes to experiment with a new program for the education of elementary school teachers. The design emphasizes maximum opportunities for self-direction, individualization through wide variations in instructional program and rate of progress, and close correlation of didactic instruction and…

To perform effectively the role of instructional leader, the contemporary secondary school principal must reorganize his "principalship" by delegating to staff assistants responsibility for such managerial activities as student control, student activities, public relations, and plant operation. Following such a reorganization, the principal will…

Lack of effectiveness in current instructional output is due to the nature of the theories formulated to improve the structuring of the content of instruction. A rationale is presented for a theoretical position. Based upon this rationale a paradigm is outlined which provides the basis for a comprehensive category system for instructional design…

This paper describes a modular program at a community college for instructing non-science majors in college algebra. The two-course sequence is comprised of four modules each and successful completion of a module is required before a student proceeds to the next. Placement, grading policies, and scheduling are all discussed. A formative evaluation…

A study was made to standardize instruction in the Army's Leadership Preparation Program (LPP). A portion of the LPP was converted to an automated method of instruction, accomplished mostly through the use of tape-recorded lectures and supported by visual aid frames. A comparison study was then made with the conventional lecture-conference…

This document, seventh in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook prepared to provide training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials, deals with the task of formulating instructional strategies. The document is organized according to the four sequential steps involved in performing the…

This speech considers how to (1) encourage educators to become more sophisticated regarding the strengths and limitations of measurable objectives; (2) decide on appropriate levels of specificity; (3) identify the most appropriate objective for operationalizing a general goal; (4) avoid the aversive task of generating measurable objectives by…

Two issues inhibit full utilization of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The first of these issues concerns authorship of CAI programs. Should it be left with classroom teachers or given to specially trained instructional design teams? The latter approach is preferable for "mainline" systems (those systems that are specifically designed to…

The computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program in undergraduate organic chemistry at the University of Texas was evaluated by an experimental design in 1969 and found to be successful. This report discusses in detail the formation of the design, its application, and the method of evaluation. The program itself included 15 teaching modules that…

The object of this program was to develop and evaluate an improved portable video system for use as an instructional software design tool. The product developed was a basic configuration of half-inch video equipment using a three-camera system augmented with battery-powered recorder cameras. The combined hardware and manuals allowed the researcher…

Recent years have seen many attempts to program learning based on many principles ranging from intuition to mathematics. The area of criterion establishment for advancement or conversely additional training at the same or lower levels remains primarily in the realm of intuition. The intuition used is only as good as the experience and background…

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the feasibility of applying research variables for concept acquisition into a generalized instructional model for teaching concepts. This paper does not present the methodology for the decision/selection stages in designing the actual instruction task, but offers references to other sources which give…