Multimedia can significantly improve education, but only to the extent that their impact is perceived and planned for. Planning mig t be accomplished in a comprehensive, multimedia development laboratory, organized around methodology and functions rather than equipment or facilities. Such a laboratory might plan, supervise, evaluate, and influence…

The use of computers to prepare deficient college and graduate students for courses that build upon previously acquired information would solve the growing problem of professors who must spend up to one third of their class time in review of material. But examination of students who were taught Boolean Algebra and Logic Design by means of Computer…

A careful reading of Cronbach and Snow's "Aptitudes and Instructional Methods" reveals that an aptitude-treatment-interaction (ATI) approach is not just a research methodology but is, in fact, a theory oriented philosophy of proposed revision in curriculum and instructional methodology. It is our contention that as a theoretical argument…

A programed course in general histology was completely developed by dental schools in the United States and Brazil. A group of international experts specified the course objectives, wrote and taped scripts for a series of 28 lectures of 50 minutes each, developed slides to accompany the lectures, prepared microphotographs and scripts to explain…

The Self-Instructional Materials Project represents a significant step toward the development of a documented, replicable curriculum for medical education. It accomplishes this by carrying out the following generally accepted recommendations in the preparation of instructional materials: 1) it provides a useful technical manual--the Directory of…

Recent developments in the deisgn, application and evaluation of instructional materials and media for the handicapped are reviewed. The first section of the paper stresses the need for personalized education which meets individual needs through the matching of instructional programs to sets of learner variables and through delivery by a medium…

This report describes the design, development, and formative evaluation of a computer-managed instruction (CMI) system in a university setting. The system, implemented on an IBM 1500 Instructional System, is designed to serve an undergraduate educational psychology course for teacher trainees. Two broad goals are defined for the project:…

An integrated framework for individualized instruction in vocational and technical education could consist of five components, including the student, teacher, environment, instructional content, and mediation. In this review, research and development materials identified through a computer search of materials in the Educational Resources…

The existing (1968) United States Naval Academy course on psychological and management principles applicable to leadership is reviewed, along with the proposed experimental multimedia course being developed by Westinghouse Learning Corporation (the final report appears under EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484). The functional categories of a…

Today Spanish speaking migrant families from the Rio Grande Valley are moving to such eastern states as Florida and New York, as well as to the western agricultural states. Because these children are migratory, they have special social and physical needs. Therefore, programs developed for them cannot focus solely on academic needs and classroom…

Discusses a program in Nigeria designed to improve the teaching skills of medical school teachers. Describes a workshop designed to provide teachers with skills in curriculum design, audiovisual aids, knowledge assessment, simulations, the development of self-instruction packets, and writing objectives. (TW)

This book re-examines the dichotomy between the everyday and the disciplinary in mathematics and science education, and explores alternatives to this opposition from points of view grounded in the close examination of complex classroom events. It makes the case that students' everyday experience and knowledge in their entire manifold forms matter…

This report discusses access issues related to distance learning for individuals with disabilities and presents design considerations for assuring that a course is accessible to potential instructors and students with a wide range of disabilities. The field of universal design provides a framework for this discussion. It begins by describing…

This presentation addresses three topics: (1) the assessment of professional learning communities in schools; (2) the design and development of professional learning communities in schools; and (3) the effects of professional learning communities in schools. The purpose of this brief document is to share descriptions, processes, and materials…

This book presents service-learning research that focuses on units of analysis ranging from the individual student to the community partnership. It contains the following chapters/articles: "Enhancing Theory-Based Research on Service-Learning" (Robert G. Bringle); "The Missing Link: Exploring the Content of Learning in Service-Learning" (Deborah…