Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development
1987 Volume 35, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 4
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The Effects of Ascending, Descending, and Fixed Criteria on Student Performance and Attitude in a Mastery-Oriented Course
Robert A. Reiser
Describes study of undergraduates at Florida State University that examined whether the criteria for mastering unit quizzes in a mastery-oriented course should increase, decrease, or remain fixed... More
pp. 195-202
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The Effects of Variations in Lesson Control and Practice on Learning from Interactive Video
Michael J. Hannafin & MaryAnne E. Colamaio
Discussion of the effects of variations in lesson control and practice on the learning of facts, procedures, and problem-solving skills during interactive video instruction focuses on a study of... More
pp. 203-12
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Characteristics of Cognitive Engineering: The Next Generation of Instructional Systems
Francis J. Di Vesta & Lloyd P. Rieber
Discusses the contributions that cognitive psychology can make to the development of instructional designs and systems. Instructional design models for training and educational applications are... More
pp. 213-30
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The Effect of Age of Viewer and Gender of the Narrator on Children's Visual Attention and Recall of Story Ideas
James D. Klein
Reviews study that investigated the interaction between the age of the viewer and the gender of the narrator of a film. Visual attention to the program by second and fifth graders is described, and... More
pp. 231-38