Educational Technology
1990 Volume 30, Number 8
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Instructional Technology: Whither Its Future?
P L. Galbraith
Discussion of the role of instructional technology in education focuses on a futures study that was conducted to investigate possible technology futures for Australian secondary education. The... More
pp. 18-25
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ERIC and Other Education Databases: An Overview for Users
R Neil Scott & Edward M. Wolpert
Discusses searching techniques in print indexes and describes the development of computer-assisted search (CAS) services and CD-ROM systems that focus on education. The ERIC database and other... More
pp. 26-32
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Robert M. Gagne and M. David Merrill. In Conversation: Reviewing the Main Points of M. David Merrill's Learning Theory
David Twitchell
This second installment in a series of edited transcripts based on a conference held at Utah State University in 1987 reviews the main points of Merrill's Learning Theory. The performance content... More
pp. 36-41
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Alternative New Directions for Instructional Design
David Kember & David Murphy
Discusses limitations of current instructional design theory and suggests new approaches that should be emphasized. Constructivist theories of learning in cognitive psychology are described,... More
pp. 42-47
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Performance Technology and Academic Programs in Instructional Design and Technology: Must We Change?
Allison Rossett
Defines performance technology, compares performance technology with instructional technology, and suggests ways to incorporate performance technology into graduate programs in instructional design... More
pp. 48-51