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Harris, N. D. C.; Kirkhope, S. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1978
Costs for the use of videocartridges as self-instructional materials in the library are analyzed. A realistic cost per-student-use is detailed for internal productions, BBC, and Open University off-air productions, and other university productions. Previous studies of video usage are presented in considering television material costs. (RAO)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Closed Circuit Television
Lautsch, John C. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Presents an overview of computer use in education and other realms. Concludes that the true computer revolution in education may not be the use of computer assisted instruction but rather the combining of computers with other electronic devices for the advent of widespread decentralized education. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Svenson, Raynold A. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Outlines a study procedure for directors, administrators, and managers of large-scale training or education functions to determine if computer-based instruction is cost effective for their organization. Plan includes data gathering, alternatives, recommendations, and implementations. (DC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction

Graham, Steve; MacArthur, Charles – Journal of Special Education, 1988
Three learning-disabled students, aged 10-11, received self-instructional strategy training for improving revision skills for essays they composed on a word processor. Strategy instruction positively impacted on students' revising behavior and the length and quality of their written products. Effects were maintained over time and generalized to…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Essays, Generalization, Intermediate Grades

Dunsky, Irving L. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1989
Factors in the classroom that complement a well-designed optometry curriculum are discussed, including elements of the student-teacher relationship and the classroom environment, and guidelines are provided for evaluating the outcomes of instruction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment

Rieber, Lloyd P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Effects of animated presentations and practice were studied in a computer-based science lesson involving 55 fourth graders and 64 fifth graders. Results suggest that animated graphics can promote learning, and they demonstrate successful application of interactive graphics in the design of cognitively based practice activities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Animation, Autoinstructional Aids, Children, Cognitive Processes
Snyder, Barbara, Ed. – 1983
A number of topics of interest to secondary school foreign language teachers are discussed in this issue. The following articles are included: (1) "Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language via Tele(Video)phone: A Futuristic Mini-Computer Design," by G. Harewood; (2) "Meeting Students' Communication Needs," by B. Marckel and "Functional/Notional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Autoinstructional Aids, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction
McNeil, Joanne – 1982
The effectiveness of individual and group-administered library instruction using two presentation formats (slide-tape and programmed self-instruction) was tested using 39 randomly-selected high school students enrolled in average-ability sophomore English classes. Following a classroom unit introduction by the librarian for both groups, one group…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Autoinstructional Aids, High School Students, High Schools
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
The third in a series on distance learning, this volume presents 11 exemplar instructional packages which are the output of a process of evaluation and selection in accordance with guidelines developed by the Technical Working Group at the Pakistan Meeting. It reflects an awareness of issues in the development, use, and renewal of distance…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Correspondence Study, Design, Developing Nations
Malik, M. F.; Thwaites, H. M. – 1986
This textbook was developed for use in a Concordia University (Quebec) course entitled "Communication Analysis of Environment." Designed as a practical application of information theory and cybernetics in the field of communication studies, the course is intended to be a self-instructional process, whereby each student chooses one…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Autoinstructional Aids, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research
Hamel, Cheryl J.; And Others – 1983
A study assessed the training effectiveness of instructional materials designed in accordance with three format models for (1) recalling facts about equipment, (2) applying rules and regulations, and (3) classifying objects and signals. Three types of self-paced instructional materials were compared: learning aids, programmed instruction, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Cooper, Paul V.; Rice, Oliver – 1966
This textbook presents the essential structural features of Djerma as it is currently spoken in the western region of Niger. The course is organized into 30 units which constitute instructional material for from 300 to 400 hours of classroom instruction. It is specifically designed for intensive training programs of approximately 4 to 5 hours per…
Descriptors: African Languages, Audiolingual Methods, Autoinstructional Aids, Dialogs (Language)
Lagerwey, Walter – NASILP Bulletin, 1977
NASILP (the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs) is a professional organization of academicians focusing on the development of self-instructional programs, primarily for uncommonly taught languages. Although the number of students in these languages is proportionally increasing, teachers find themselves in professional…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Coole, Walter A.; And Others – 1978
This catalog is the fourth in a series extending and updating teaching materials previously disseminated through the ERIC system, including the "Greenbook System" of training materials for higher education professionals (ED 103 083-084 and 148 438), Open Classroom Documentation, a procedural manual for an autoinstructional learning…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Calculus, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
Usoro, Hogan – 1981
Intended for instructors serving the occupational needs of disadvantaged and handicapped students, this curriculum guide contains 21 units for an auto service program. Its purposes are to provide minimum skills for students entering the mainstream, supplement vocational skills of students already mainstreamed, and provide vocational instructional…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Guides