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ERIC Number: EJ389281
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Educational Technology at the Crossroads: New Mindsets and New Directions.
Reigeluth, Charles M.
Educational Technology Research and Development, v37 n1 p67-80 1989
Discusses changes needed in the field of educational technology and recommends future directions. Topics discussed include instructional theories; descriptive versus prescriptive theories; analysis versus synthesis; a formative evaluation approach to research; the relationship of research and development; organizational methods for instruction; learner motivation; and design of educational systems. (39 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Futures (of Society), Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Motivation Techniques, Research and Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Descriptive Method; Instructional Theory
Note: Formerly published as two journals: "Educational Communications and Technology Journal" and "Journal of Instructional Development."