The potential of television as an educational tool for increasing the intellectual competencies of preschoolers is discussed. (DB)

Presents guidelines for the evaluation of instructional materials beginning with the first phases of development and continuing until they are finally replaced. (JY)

Presents a conceptual scheme which is to relate minicourses and other forms of elective curricula to the entire language arts program at the secondary school level. (JY)

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)

Calls for greater emphasis on knowledge of computers and other electronic devices in order to prepare students for the rapidly developing technological changes in society. (JY)

Describes the stages of change in attitudes and behaviors necessary for new ideas or procedures to become part of a faculty development program. (JY)

A theory of instruction can be said to have succeeded when the applied technology it has generated can be used with consistency and is comprehensive and relevant to the range of types of learning and of types of learners with which education must deal. It is only when revision is required simply because the value or levels of appropriately…

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)

Adult learners differ from their younger counterparts in a number of ways. Of great importance to continuing education efforts is the fact that they are highly receptive to the appropriate use of educational technology. (Author)

The intent of this article is to: (1) characterize appropriate content for drill activity, and (2) describe various cognitive levels of drill exercises that may be used in a learning situation. The overall purpose is to establish a rationale and guidelines for the appropriate use, rather than misuse, of drill exercises. (Author/ER)