1st Edition

The Design of Instruction and Evaluation Affordances of Using Media and Technology

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

This book is about empirically tested knowledge and principles that inform the design of instructional and evaluation systems, and the use and promise of media and technology within such systems. Historically, psychology has informed the design of instructional and evaluation systems in different ways. A behavioral perspective emphasizes the role of the environment in determining behavior--a... Read more
Contents: M. Rabinowitz, Introduction: The Design of Instruction and Evaluation: Psychological Foundations. Part I: Affordances of Media. S.M. Fisch, Characteristics of Effective Materials for Informal Education: A Cross-Media Comparison of Television, Magazines, and Interactive Media. S.L. Calvert, Media Forms for Children's Learning. R.E. Mayer, Designing Multimedia Technology That Supports Human Learning. Part II: Affordances of Technology. M. Gauvain, S. Borthwick-Duffy, Opportunities for Learning and Development in an After-School Computer Club. Y.B. Kafai, C.C. Ching, S. Marshall, Learning Affordances of Collaborative Software Design. R.E. Bennett, How the Internet Will Help Large-Scale Assessment Reinvent Itself. J.D. Fletcher, Technology, the Columbus Effect, and the Third Revolution in Learning. Part III: Affordances of Software. F.C. Blumberg, M. Torenberg, L.M. Sokol, Asynchronous Learning in Graduate School Classes. R.E. DiPaolo, A.C. Graesser, D.J. Hacker, H.A. White, the Tutoring Research Group, Hints in Human and Computer Tutoring. H.T. Everson, Intelligent Tutors Need Intelligent Measurement, or the Other Way 'Round.

Biography

Mitchell Rabinowitz, Fran C. Blumberg