This article describes instructional theory that supports post-industrial education and training systems--ones that are customized and learner-centered, in which student progress is based on learning rather than time. The author discusses the importance of problem-based instruction (PBI), identifies some problems with PBI, overviews an…

This is the first in a series of two articles examining the current status of instructional design (ID) scholarship and theory in four different cultures or traditions. In this article, the focus is on, first, ID models based on traditional behavioral theories of learning and, second, on models based on cognitive science and the learning sciences.…

This interview with Bela Banathy, a leader in educational technology, discusses educational background; instructional technology and instructional systems; mentors; current directions in the field; expansionism; the International Systems Institute; the information age; and new paradigms of instructional theory. (LRW)

This paper presents a history of the Internet and the World Wide Web, describes benefits and disadvantages of the Web for instructional programs, makes recommendations for Web-based instructional design, and provides technical information for Web-based learning. A glossary of terms is also included. (PEN)

Examines issues related to theory and instructional systems design: the utility of theory; differences between descriptive (scientific) and design (goal-oriented) theories; the value of multiple theoretical perspectives; the inadequacy of current instructional design theories; and new directions needed in instructional theory, emphasizing the…

Examines the relationship between instructional design (ID) and courseware development, especially for multimedia and hypermedia systems. Discusses ID models; external and internal reasons for the neglect of models; characteristics of models suitable for multimedia and hypermedia development; and models integrating those characteristics: Guided…

An experiment attempted to study the effects of a computer managed instructional program on the anxiety level of the teacher education students enrolled in a course on educational psychology. (JY)

Considers the structural components essential to programs of Indivisualized Instruction, leading to a model of a generalized computer managed instruction system. (JY)

Describes one system of computer managed instruction and how it facilitates the management and information processing needs for one widely implemented system of individualized instruction, Individually Guided Education (IGE). (JY)

A discussion of competency based education (CBE) designed to demonstrate that the significant contribution of CBE is its potential for rendering murky instructional processes visible. CBE should not be thought of as a teaching strategy, but rather as a framework in which teaching strategies and other components of an instructional system can be…

Describes, from the teacher's point of view, the Havering Computer Managed Learning System. It is essentially an applied research project to investigate the behavior of computer managed learning systems from the perspective of student, teacher, and administrator. (Author/ER)

A discussion of how to provide teacher inservice training for individualized instruction. (HB)

A discussion of the extent to which prepackaged instructional systems can be used in individualized instruction. (HB)

Describes three classes of variables which should be considered when one is designing instructional materials, doing research on instruction, or developing better methods of instruction, and proposes a classification scheme which is summarized in the last of the 13 figures that illustrate the article. A blbliography is included. (Author/RAO)