We cannot assume that all teachers, however knowledgeable about their specific disciplines, are familiar with concepts in learning principles. Instructional design systems theory provides that construct. Includes seven references. (Author/MD)

Argues that the nature of science texts adopted in most schools is unscientific, static, linear, and nonparticipatory and offers children no connections between forms and forces, between observers and observed. Claims that through storytelling scientific knowledge can be kept alive for children. (NH)

Presents an instructional development model that incorporates formative evaluation techniques, and explores the possible application of the model in developing computer-assisted instruction courseware. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are identified and implications for research on formative evaluation are discussed. (31 references)…

Describes a five-step set of procedures for designing and developing instruction that promotes student-teacher interaction and teacher responsiveness. The steps described address instructional content, objectives, questions, boundaries, and entry behavior. (MBR)

Describes four storyboard techniques frequently used in designing computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs, and explains screen display syntax (SDS), a new technique combining the major advantages of the storyboard techniques. SDS was developed to facilitate communication among designers, programmers, and editors working on a large CAI basic…

Presents a definition of educational technology that points to three areas where research is needed: instructional theory, design-oriented research, and instructional design procedures. Computer assisted instruction and perceptions of media and technologies are discussed, and 74 references are given. (Author/LRW)

This article explores the conflicting visions of curriculum promoted by humanistic educators and curriculum technologists. Notes that most schools and teachers combine aspects of both orientations, exemplifying an eclecticism which blends the efficiency of instructional technology and the personal freedom of humanistic approaches to instruction.…

The Beginning Sight Reading (BSR) program, an interactive videodisc approach compared the effects of extensive and minimal remediation and of rate of instruction on reading performance of 32 elementary students with academic difficulties. Both BSR programs were effective, but the more extensive remediation was more efficient. (CL)

The article proposes that mathematics instruction with limited English proficient learning disabled students requires special instruction in language comprehension, knowledge of syntax and vocabulary, and understanding of relational terms as they apply to mathematics. A diagnostic prescriptive approach is advocated. (Author/DB)

Addresses cognitive style and visual literacy in use of instructional computing, focusing on learner interaction with screen displays and ways cognitive style and visual preferences facilitate or inhibit learning, and asks whether having computers in classrooms is only a case of utilizing another form of television. Research areas are suggested.…

Defines productivity as the ratio of outputs to inputs. Describes ways of using productivity measures in comparing instructional approaches, program implementations, and longitudinal trends. Offers cautions about potential misinterpretations of productivity comparisons, using a hypothetical analysis of the productivity of four specific…

Intelligent computer-assisted instruction (ICAI) allows both student and program a flexibility resembling a one-on-one interaction between student and teacher. This paper reviews the components of artificial intelligence, describes the structure of ICAI systems, and examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of such systems. (MT)

Describes in detail six component features of teaching reference: lectures by instructor; assigned readings for class discussion; student reports; library "lab" sessions; case-study discussion; and speakers and library visits. Importance of planning and time-scheduling, comparative value of each component, grading, and element of…

Reviews existing programs for inservice training of professional reference librarians and discusses the changing roles of reference librarians and ways to determine components of a staff training program (e.g., performance functions of reference librarians and use of videotaping to analyze the librarian's ability to communicate effectively). (14…

Discussion covers instructional design for the military during World War II and how this limited experience provided a basic assumption for the paradigm that describes how professionals in the performance and instruction technology field should approach problems. Conceptual soundness of the assumptions on which the profession is based is…