Annotations are listed from selected journal articles, research reports, and government documents published between 1960 and 1973. Attention is focused on material in which studies of use of technology in facilitating learning have been presented, with emphasis on studies of actual use of an aspect of technology in a learning situation.…

In recent years, higher education has been subject to the criticism that the pervasive lecture method is impersonal and ineffective. The individualization of instruction using instructional technology can help to answer that criticism by facilitating the optimal combination of professor-determined objectives and processes with student-determined…

This paper proposes that instruction consists of four relatively independent facets: learner aptitudes, content structure, delivery systems, and instructional strategies. The purpose of this paper is to develop a taxonomic vocabulary and a model for portraying instructional strategies. Instructional strategies are defined as sequences of two or…

An effort was made to operate a computer simulation of individualized self-paced instruction concurrently and in parallel with an actual conventional course. The simulation was in effect a management information system for instructors and students, with modifications as they were made by participants. A pilot program was run at Catholic University…

To assist planners of instructional media systems, a combination of analytical and synthetical processes are being devised. This "kit of tools" is really a model of Instructional System Design, not a model of any particular instructional system. The policy-making process is displayed in a table and then explained. The communication media to be…

Consideration of computer-assisted instruction in the classroom has led to an analysis of the educational process including the need for developing more adequate models of the learning processes and increased attention to the function of the teacher (human or computer) as a decision maker. Given a descriptive model of the learning process, it is…

This workbook contains exercises to be used in conjunction with the CORD National Research Training Manual (EA 003 105). Special emphasis is placed on the issues of writing behavioral objectives and correctly designing, implementing, and evaluating a program of instructional improvement. Also included are exercises in general areas of research…

A theoretical basis was formulated for a model of individualized instruction. The theory is semi-axiomatic in nature so that the definitions and assumptions used are stated explicitly. Set theory and symbolic logic are the conceptual tools used. The model includes theories of subject-matter structure and student state description. These are…

This process model for individualized curriculum design and development is being used to produce extramural, self-instructional courses at the University of Pittsburgh. The model emphasizes curriculum analysis skills, making it particularly suited to complex subjects. It is an individualized, structured-curriculum model incorporating four…

One procedure that can be used to individualize instruction is to teach different pupils by different methods with the intent of reaching a common goal. A cybernetic (self correcting) procedure is proposed for manipulating instructional displays so that after a period of time the instructional procedure used is optimal for a given individual. This…

Two papers are included in this report. "Control and Feedback in the Environment of a Computer Tutor" investigates some control and feedback properties of a tutorial environment comprised of a student, his computer tutor, and the designer of the computer tutor. Three classes of computer tutor are described: rigid, generative, and knowledgeable.…

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 document provides a detailed outline of the contents of the final evaluation program plan and brief notes about the contents…

The development and evaluation of a system for designing instructional plans and resource patterns for those plans are described. Development of the system, which was in three stages, was based on the premise that decisions concerning efficient allocation of resources and the use of resources for effective instruction cannot realistically be made…

A description of the systems approach to designing of carrel experiences for science students is presented to provide a logical sequence and structure for instructional decisions. A brief historical discussion dating from 1961 and Postlethwait's work at Purdue University is given, and a rationale for the carrel approach is provided. The…

A minicomputer-based computer-assisted instructional (CAI) system was designed at the University of Texas Medical Branch in an attempt to lower both the excessive hardware costs and the inordinate amount of time required for the preparation of each hour of instructional material associated with traditional CAI systems. A prototype system with an…