Educational Technology Research and Development
1996 Volume 44, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Animation as Feedback in a Computer-Based Simulation: Representation Matters
Lloyd P. Rieber
Explores how users interact and learn during computer-based simulations given graphical and textual forms of feedback. Graduate students were randomly assigned computer simulations with graphical... More
pp. 5-22
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Formative Research on Sequencing Instruction with the Elaboration Theory
Robert E. English & Charles M. Reigeluth
Examines elaboration theory of instruction (ETI), a theory that prescribes different patterns of sequencing for different kinds of learning. Presents results of surveying undergraduate students who... More
pp. 23-42
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The Importance of Computer Experience, Learning Processes, and Communication Patterns in Multicultural Networking
Kerry Freedman & Meihui Liu
Investigates issues fundamental to computer-assisted, multicultural education. Studied Asian American middle school students who corresponded electronically with culturally dissimilar students.... More
pp. 43-59
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The Priorities Established among Data Sources When Instructional Designers Revise Written Materials
Kate Le Maistre & Cynthia Weston
Examines the revision practices of eight experienced instructional designers who were given the task of revising written instructional materials. Findings show that when the designers were provided... More
pp. 61-70
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Incorporating Cognitive Apprenticeship in Multi-Media
Carl Casey
Examines the use of cognitive apprenticeships as a framework for instructional design to help address the needs of a distributed learning environment. Describes the applications of a multimedia... More
pp. 71-84
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Designing Effective Video Teletraining Instruction: The Florida Teletraining Project
Barbara L. Martin & William J. Bramble
Evaluates the effectiveness of the Florida Teletraining Project, a project that used video teletraining to provide distance education courses to United States military personnel. Describes the... More
pp. 85-99