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ERIC Number: EJ447574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Hypermedia and Discovery-Based Learning: A Historical Perspective.
Jacobs, Gabriel
British Journal of Educational Technology, v23 n2 p113-21 May 1992
Reviews the history of discovery-based learning, including theories of programed learning, the work of B. F. Skinner, and the impact of information technology. Rejection of discovery learning is identified, and the likelihood in the near future of a revolution in education brought about by hypermedia technology is rejected. (47 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Foundations of Education, Futures (of Society), Hypermedia, Programed Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Skinner (B F)