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Gordon, Amy M. Fitzgerald. "Preparing teachers to use an instructional management system to differentiate instruction." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 112 p, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1456290501&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Johnshoy, David M. "Cost analysis of two methods of instruction in P-3 Fleet Replacement Squadrons." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA237492.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990.
Thesis Advisor(s): Gorman, Linda ; Crawford, Alice M. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on 20 October 2009. DTIC Identifier(s): Cost benefit, individualized instruction, opportunity costs. Author(s) subject terms: Instructional systems development, cost-benefit, military training, individualized instruction, cost-effectiveness, opportunity costs. Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-71). Also available in print.

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Wild, Martyn. "Developing performance support systems for complex tasks: Lessons from a lesson planning system." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1556.

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There lacks coherent and persuasive rationales for the further development of computer-based, interactive educational materials, for tertiary settings. Indeed, educational software arising out of what might be coined the “multimedia era”, namely the mid and later 19902, has been marked by lacklustre products with an emphasis in development and evaluation placed largely on technological issues (such as the use of video, sound and animations). As such, the rapid increase in commercially available (usually CD based) products has generally met a cool adoption from academics and educationalists, with both these groups often bemoaning the paucity or non-existence of effective instructional design models for the use of “new media” in teaching and learning, based in clearly delineated constructs that derive their substance from theoretical models and research findings. This research programme was intended to explore one such rationale.

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Yang, Chia-Shing. "Theories, templates, and tools for designing and developing instructional hypermedia systems." Diss., This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170327/.

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Masiewicz, Andrew Casimer. "Instructional designer's toolkit: A practical approach to the effective design of instruction." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2345.

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The purpose of the project was to develop a web-based instructional design tool. The tool provides guidelines, templates, and checklists to simplify the overall process, and give the designer a path to follow to help manage the instructional design project. It is based on the generalized model of Instructional Systems Design (ISD), but is applicable to the design of instructional materials for delivery by an instructor, by Computer-based Training (CBT), or a combination of instructor-led and technology-based delivery.

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De, Villiers Mary Ruth. "The dynamics of theory and practice in instructional systems design." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02212003-180121.

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Lee, WeeSan. "Enabling instructional applications on pentop computers." Diss., [Riverside, Calif.] : University of California, Riverside, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1689654621&SrchMode=2&sid=1&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1267811211&clientId=48051.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009.
Includes abstract. Title from first page of PDF file (viewed March 8, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147).

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Anosky, Alana Marie. "Text and graphics in instructional design." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28580.

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Stubbs, S. Todd. "Design Drawing in Instructional Design at Brigham Young University's Center for Instructional Design: A Case Study." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1666.pdf.

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Braswell, Ray. "Toward an adapted systems design model for instructional development." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74759.

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This study was conducted primarily to discern ways of adapting traditional instructional design models to better guide educators whose most typical design problem is one of "repurposing" commercial materials to meet already established instructional needs. The problem of using existing materials to satisfy already established goals and objectives is considered in this study to be a uniquely different situation than was envisioned in those cases where designers use systems approaches to develop complete instructional packages. Yet, many educators will find this ideal version of design work difficult to satisfy and rarely have the opportunity (with appropriate resources) to design instruction "according to the book". This research, therefore, was undertaken to provide a practical example of design work, utilizing an interactive video design problem. The strategy adopted in this study consisted of the following: 1) The author produced an interactive video lesson which could exemplify the potential of repurposing and reveal the design problems encountered; 2) Each of the design "steps" or moves made by the author was preserved through an extensive set of designer notes as well as an audiotaped record of designer and participant comments. In this study, the author's think-aloud protocols were used as data along participant's comments; 3) These process data, the design notes and the audiotaped records were subjected to qualitative analyses borrowed and adapted from standard ethnographic research procedures; 4) Subsequent considerations for repurposing were abstracted from the qualitative analyses and presented as practical guidelines for designers working in an interactive environment. Of primary interest is the adapted systems design model developed for this study. This model illustrates five considerations for repurposing which deserve special attention: 1) repurposing actually beginning in the middle of the typical design sequence; 2) the matching process which exists between available materials and the existing goals and objectives which has to be satisfied; 3) the effective utilization of repurposed materials in instructional lessons; 4) the reconstruction of the repurposed materials into an acceptable instructional lesson; 5) the creation and incorporation of additional materials which are needed in the instructional unit. Visual illustrations showing the relationships between these considerations and the typical design scenario are presented in the study. The adapted model presented in this study provides for those instructional designers, who rarely have the time or expertise, a practical set of procedural considerations.
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Njenga, James Kariuki. "Instructional design process in a web-based learning management system: design, implementation and evaluation issues." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Web technologies have necessitated a transformation culture in higher education
institutions. Many of these institutions are employing web technologies whose
development, for varying reasons, is not supported by research in their field and
domain of use. One such field is instructional design for the web learning.
Although there is a lot of research on the most effective instructional design
strategies, the use of research for web-based learning applications has been
limited.

This thesis reports on a study aimed at transforming the research on instructional
design into practice by designing an instructional design system and providing an
argument for its implementation. The argument is intended to facilitate the design
and development of an instructional design subsystem of the web, that would in
turn offer effective and efficient ways for creating web-based learning materials
to instructors.

The study started by examining the various paradigms, theories and practices of
instructional design with the intent of using them to enrich and improve the
practice of instructional design in web learning. It undertook a thorough and
systematic review of the literature on instructional design in order to come up
with an instructional design system. The design approach used successful design
patterns that have been used elsewhere, e.g. in software design, to create common
responses or solutions to recurrent problems and circumstances. Instructional
design patterns were identified in this study as the recurrent problems or processes
instructional designers go through while creating instructional materials, whose
solutions can be reused over and over again.

This study used an iterative developmental research process of finding and
modelling an instructional design process as the research methodology. This
process follows and builds on existing research on instructional models, theories
and strategies, and ensures that the same methodology can be used to test the
theories in the design, thus improving both the research and the design.

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Tennis, Margaret D. Rhodes Dent. "Resolving an instructional problem in nursing education through the use of generic instructional design." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1993. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9323745.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1993.
Title from title page screen, viewed February 20, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Dent M. Rhodes (chair), Ray Davidson, Donald Kachur, Rebecca Shaw. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-246) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Zolna, Jesse S. "Two stage process model of learning from multimedia guidelines for design /." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22668.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.
Committee Chair: Richard Catrambone; Committee Member: James Foley; Committee Member: Mark Guzdial; Committee Member: Paul Corballis; Committee Member: Wendy Rogers.

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Scott, Jonathan M. Rhodes Dent. "Technology-assisted homebound physics instruction." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3196655.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 2005.
Title from title page screen, viewed September 26, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Dent M. Rhodes (chair), Robert L. Dean, Barbara B. Meyer, Cheri A. Toledo. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-196) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Yellen, Richard Emerson. "Increasing the propensity to use computer application software." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184286.

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The use of computer application software could be increased. The goal of this research was to uncover a design for a module which instructs the potential user how to use software. This type of module, called an instructional module, would, when incorporated on software such as decision support tools, increase the willingness of novices to use the software more frequently. Four instructional modules designs, which were the result of combining two states of two variables of instructional module design, were examined. The four designs are (1) an automated programmed learning module; (2) an automated help facility; (3) a manual programmed learning module and; (4) a manual help facility. A financial decision support tool was developed, and each of the four instructional modules designs was placed separately on the decision support tool. This created, in effect, four different tools. Subjects in the experiment were business school students with no formal experience using a decision support tool. Each subject was exposed to two of the four instructional module designs during a training session which lasted one hour. One month after the training session, the subjects were reassembled for a second session. During this session, the subjects selected one of the two tools, with its instructional module, which they had been exposed to previously. The subjects were to use the selected tool to solve problems which would likely require them to access the instructional module. In addition to these behavioral selection data, attitudinal data concerning the instructional module designs were also collected throughout both sessions of the experiment. Based on their selection and their attitudinal responses, the subjects indicated that the tool with the automated programmed learning module was the module of choice. The research methodology successfully provided input for instructional module design for computer application software such as decision support tools.

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Chansilp, Kacha. "Development, implementation and evaluation of an interactive multimedia instructional model : A teaching and learning programming approach." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1299.

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This study sought to explore the outcomes from the use of a dynamic interactive visualisation tool among novice programmers in an introductory computer programming course. The proposed model, Dynamic Interactive Visualisation Tool in Teaching C (DIVTIC), was designed to use multimedia and visual imagery to provide learners with a step-by-step representation of program execution in the C language as a means of enhancing their understanding of programming structures and concepts. DIVTIC was designed to support constructivist learning principles and combined collaborative and visualisation learning strategies with use of the Internet and the World Wide Web to support the learning of programming. The feasibility and effectiveness of DIVTIC was explored among a cohort of 100 undergraduate engineering students, 50 in a control group and another 50 in an experimental group, studying an introductory programming course at Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) in Thailand, The study found that the use of DIVTIC was a successful complement to conventional teaching. The results clearly demonstrated the advantage of using DIVTIC among low achieving students. The students from this level in the experimental group significantly outscored their counterparts in the control group in the final test suggesting that DIVTIC was an important element in their learning process. Interestingly, these low achieving students used DIVTIC most and achieved highest grades. However, lower achieving students appeared to learn from simply viewing the animations rather than being highly interactive and stopping and starting them consistently. The study found that the visualisation process implemented in DIVTIC could be of considerable assistance to a particular group of students, those with a low GPA, in developing their understanding of difficult programming concepts.

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Fiori, Christy. "Supportive Systems for Building Capacity of the Elementary Instructional Coach." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062803/.

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The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the systems in place to build the capacity of elementary instructional coaches in a fast-growth district. Through syntheses of research from educational scholars, the conceptual framework was developed with a focus on building capacity of instructional coaches in an ever-changing environment of fast-growth through the lens of professional learning communities, human and social capital, and support from district and campus administration. This study assessed the perceptions of six instructional coaches, six principals, and six district leaders from Rose ISD regarding the school district's support for building the capacity of instructional coaches within the elementary instructional coaching program. The three-part data collection process included document analysis, in-depth interviews, and focus group interviews to support triangulation of data. Through the a priori coding process, the following four themes emerged that highlight key components needed to support district leaders in establishing systems to build the capacity of instructional coaches in an ever-changing environment caused by fast growth: structured time for professional learning, program clarity, collaborative support systems, and implementation of a professional learning community framework. This study revealed a specific need to further understand systems for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the instructional coaching program in an ever-changing environment of a fast-growth district.

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Angarita, Elena. "Impact of hybrid instructional systems on present and future training." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002angaritae.pdf.

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Butgereit, Laura Lee. "C3TO : a scalable architecture for mobile chat based tutoring." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1511.

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C³TO (Chatter Call Centre/Tutoring Online) is a scalable architecture to support mobile online tutoring using chat protocols over cell phones. It is the scalability of this architecture which is the primary focus of this dissertation. Much has been written lamenting the state of mathematics education in South Africa. It is not a pretty story. In order to help solve this mathematical crisis, the “Dr Math” research project was started in January, 2007. “Dr Math” strove to assist school pupils with their mathematics homework by providing access to tutors from a nearby university to help them. The school pupils used MXit on their cell phones and the tutors used normal computer workstations. The original “Dr Math” research project expected no more than twenty to thirty school pupils to participate. Unexpectedly thousands of school pupils started asking “Dr Math” to assist them with their mathematics homework. The original software could not scale. The original software could not cater for the thousands of pupils needing help. The scalability problems which existed in the original “Dr Math” project included: hardware scalability issues, software scalability problems, lack of physical office space for tutors, and tutor time being wasted by trivial questions. C³TO tackled these scalability concerns using an innovative three level approach by implementing a technological feature level, a tactical feature level, and a strategic feature level in the C³TO architecture. The technological level included specific components, utilities, and platforms which promoted scalability. The technological level provided the basic building blocks with which to construct a scalable architecture. The tactical level arranged the basic building blocks of the technological level into a scalable architecture. The tactical level provided short term solutions to scalability concerns by providing easy configurability and decision making. The strategic level attempted to answer the pupils questions before they actually arrived at the tutor thereby reducing the load on the human tutors. C³TO was extensively tested and evaluated. C³TO supported thousands of school pupils with their mathematics homework over a period of ten months. C³TO was used to support a small conference. C³TO was used to encourage people to volunteer their time in participation of Mandela Day. C³TO was used to support “Winter School” during the winter school holiday. In all these cases, C³TO proved itself to be scalable.

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Cernusca, Dan. "A design-based research approach to the implementation and examination of a cognitive flexibility hypertext in a large undergraduate course." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4810.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Keeler, Christy Geldbach. "Developing and using an instrument to describe instructional design elements of high school online courses /." view abstract or download file of text, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3113010.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 425-442). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Seawright, Larry L. "Reducing learning object inspection/evaluation costs in instructional design /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2003. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd232.pdf.

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Pokorsky, Heather A. "An analysis of technology tools used in online courses and their relationship to students' learning styles." Online version, 2008. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2008/2008pokorskyh.pdf.

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Devine, Kevin L. Rhodes Dent. "Using instructional design to improve knowledge transfer in manufacturing education." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3087864.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 2003.
Title from title page screen, viewed November 15, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Dent M. Rhodes (chair), Temba C. Bassoppo-Moyo, Rodney Custer, Nancy Bragg. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-141) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Biehler, Barbara Ann Rhodes Dent. "Using instructional design to resolve a problem in teaching ethics to baccalaureate nursing students." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1986. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8705737.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1986.
Title from title page screen, viewed July 20, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Dent Rhodes (chair), Rodney Riegle, Julie Gowen, Normand Madore. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 209-217) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Belcher, Cheryl D. "A descriptive analysis of the perceived importance and use of scientific research-based instructional strategies among West Virginia teachers." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2007. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=754.

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McNaughton, Amy K. "Instructional management profiles the relationship between teaching styles, grade level preferences, and related factors /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Schlichting, Robert L. "The opinions of professional security trainers of instructional systems design in the Minneapolis/St. Paul geographical area." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998schlichtingr.pdf.

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Mubarak, Suhayla Walsh Laurence J. "Design, implementation and assessment of an instructional cd-rom in dental radiology /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16692.pdf.

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Wright, Lori Ellen Houghton. "Espoused theories and theories-in-use of college faculty : an investigation of the relationship between beliefs about teaching and use of instructional methods /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3115602.

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Smith, Sherwin Anthony. "Standardization in the development and delivery methods of technology workshops." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3225.

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Trainers have long relied on visual content to make their training more effective. As the use of computer-based delivery has become an accepted method of distributing training and instructional materials, a system of standardizing the development and delivery of training workshops was worthy of considerable attention. The study concludes that while many of the older studies do not directly address the use of computer-based presentation applications, a development process can be achieved to streamline the creation of instructional content while maintaining consistency and quality in the content created.

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Bernardo, Corey. "Creating reusable, interactive learning support widgets for multimedia-based instructional systems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ61874.pdf.

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Kang, Byung-Hee. "Upstream activity in instructional systems development : investigations in courseware requirements engineering." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360620.

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Olsafsky, Barbara L. "Rethinking learner-centered instructional design in the context of "No child left behind"." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1155345888.

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McCracken, Janet. "Phenomenographic instructional design : case studies in geological mapping and materials science." n.p, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/.

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Hurley, Robert P. "An instructional design methodology for interactive multimedia courseware in dynamic systems and controls engineering." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16065.

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Ziesmer, Daniel J. "Developing a methodology for creating flexible instructional information technology laboratories." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2006. http://165.236.235.140/lib/DZiesmerPartI2006.pdf.

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Pirilä, Kaarina. "Interaction, motivation, and student learning outcomes in E-learning -- do personal differences matter? /." Oulu : [Kajaani : University of Oulu ; INTeL-project], 2008. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1001/2008422945.html.

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Akuna, Valerie A. "Faculty Perceptions of Instructional Management Systems in Web-Based Teaching and Learning." NSUWorks, 2003. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/384.

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Higher education institutions are embracing the Internet as a means of offering distance education programs and augmenting face-to-face on-campus courses. Consequently, there is a surge in technology-mediated Web-based learning products, in particular, Instructional Management Systems (IMSs). Notwithstanding the growth in IMS usage, the quality and effectiveness of online teaching and learning still lie with faculty. Their perceptions of this technology will ultimately determine whether its implementation meets with success. Increasingly, faculty are encouraged and/or required to use electronic technology in their teaching. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to utilize a research design employing a quantitative survey instrument to establish faculty perceptions of the effectiveness of using IMSs in the teaching and learning environment. The target population consisted of full-time and adjunct faculty using Blackboard CourseInfo version 4, Level I as their chosen IMS at seven of the 10 colleges that constitute the Maricopa Community College District (MCCD), Arizona. MCCD is the largest community college system in the United States, with a student population over 243,000 enrolled in credit and non-credit courses. Data were collected with a survey instrument designed by the researcher entitled "Faculty Perceptions of Blackboard as an Effective Instructional Management System", and validated by a panel of knowledgeable Blackboard Course Info version 4, Level I users within the MCCD. This instrument identified: a) faculty Blackboard usage, training, and support; b) faculty release time and compensation; c) faculty personal opinions relating to Blackboard usage; d) Blackboard tools faculty utilize the most; and e) what features faculty believe would enhance Blackboard. Analysis and synthesis of the survey results, together with the literature review, provided answers to the research questions and enabled the development of a set of guidelines to enable deans, division chairs, information technology directors, and faculty to clarify goals and objectives for effective IMS selection, deployment, and utilization in their own institutions.

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Ryan, Jackson Kathleen. "Program Evaluation: Effective Behavioral and Instructional Support Systems and Student Reading Outcomes." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17927.

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This program evaluation studied Effective Behavioral and Instructional Support Systems (EBISS), a Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative focused at changing district leadership behaviors to close the policy-research-practice gap and improve students' reading outcomes at third grade. A pre/post quasi-experimental comparison using a matched group design evaluated the four-year initiative. EBISS districts (n = 25) were matched to non-EBISS districts n = 25) by important district variables of: (a) size (small, medium, and large) and (b) region (coast, central, east, south, and valley), (c) students receiving Free and Reduced Meals (FARM), (d) students who were white and non-white, (e) students who were male and female, (f) years of teacher's experience, and (g) third grade Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) scores. The aim of this research was to answer two questions. The first asked whether the performance of students in non-EBISS and EBISS districts were significantly different when measured by their percent of students passing the third grade reading OAKS in 2006-07 (EBISS pre-treatment year) and 2010-11 (EBISS post-treatment year). The second question analyzed whether EBISS districts with high implementation scores made statistically significantly different gains from EBISS districts with low implementation scores on their percent of students who passed the third grade OAKS reading assessment from 2006-07 to 2012-11. The results of the first research question indicated no significant differences for group (p = .312) or time (p = .488) between EBISS and non-EBISS districts scores on the OAKS reading test at third grade. Similarly, the second research question results indicated no significant differences (p = .452) between EBISS districts with high and low implementation scores on the OAKS reading scores at third grade. Findings are discussed in relation to: (a) the challenge when measuring administrator effectiveness based on distal outcomes, (b) confounding variables that affected internal and external validity, and (c) how this study informs the future design of evaluation research, in the pre-implementation year of an initiative, so variables that are know to be effective in improving student outcomes can be replicated.

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Callaway, Judith Ann. "An interactive multimedia computer package on photosynthesis for high school students based on a matrix of cognitive and learning styles /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1996. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11974497.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1996.
Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: O. Roger Anderson. Dissertation Committee: Warren E. Yasso. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-119).

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Hu, Li. "CORPORATE TRAINING PROFESSIONALS' PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS DESIGN IN CHINA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/443.

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Stier, Kenneth W. Rhodes Dent. "Using instructional design to resolve a problem in teaching programmable automation to baccalaureate industrial technology students." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1989. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9014758.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1989.
Title from title page screen, viewed November 1, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Dent M. Rhodes (chair), Franzie L. Loepp, Walter D. Pierce, Henry L. Thomas. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-260) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Bock, Shelley Hemphill. "SECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEASURED BY THE MISSISSIPPI CAREER PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM." MSSTATE, 2008. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-06102008-123001/.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of teacher attributes and school contextual factors to student achievement in career and technical education in Mississippi. The teacher attributes years of teaching experience, degree(s) of attainment, professional development, and national board certification were included as independent variables. Additionally, the contextual factors of enrollment, academic achievement, and socio-economic status were included as independent variables. The statewide standardized assessment for career and technical education was used as the dependent variable measuring student achievement at the school district, career and technical program area, and individual career and technical course levels. The predictor model including all independent variables resulted in statistically significant variance explained in student achievement. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards® showed a statistically significant positive impact on student achievement at the school district level, the cooperative education and marketing program level, and the following five individual career and technical courses: allied health, automotive service technology, business and computer technology, early childhood services and education, and horticulture. Additionally, at the career and technical program level, academic achievement and degree(s) of attainment showed positive impacts on student achievement. Also, on the program level, more years of teaching experience, higher enrollment, and higher levels of socio-economic status showed negative impacts on student achievement. On the school district and program levels, attendance at the professional development workshop had a negative impact on career and technical student achievement.

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Akins, Ericka. "GED STUDENTS VERSUS TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: HOW DO THE GED GRADUATES PERFORM AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER OF ATTENDANCE AT A RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE?" MSSTATE, 2009. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-08102009-170149/.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if freshman students based on their age, ethnicity, and gender who enter a community college with a GED credential will have a higher cumulative grade point average (GPA) after their first semester than traditional high school graduates. Findings from this study will aid individuals in developing a more accurate perception of the academic abilities of GED graduates. The academic performance of GED graduates was compared with traditional high school graduates after their first semester at a rural community college in the Fall 2007 semester. Intact data from the studentsf academic records were used for this study (n=680). Graduates were compared on gender, race, and age. Data were analyzed with the t-test and a multiple linear regression. There was not a statistically significant difference in the mean GPA between GED graduates and traditional high school graduates. It was also found that there was a statistically significant difference between the ethnic groups, as whites had higher mean GPAs than the nonwhite students. There was not a statistically significant difference between the mean GPAs among the male and female students. The age of the college students had no influence on GPAs.

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Lin, Chun Fu. "ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE ESL PROGRAM AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY." MSSTATE, 2008. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272008-132617/.

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The major function of education is to prepare youth to be successful. Each country has its own unique educational system, and individuals leaving their own country to study expect to acquire a quality education in another country. United States college programs, including exchange student programs, attract students from aboard who want to pursue their bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree. However, these students come from countries around the world where the use of the English language might be limited. Providing effective language programs to support international students whose native language is not English has become an important concern in the international educational exchange process. This study adds to the understanding of the ESL students perceptions of ESL programs offered by the universities in the United States. More specifically, the overall objective of this study was to analyze ESL students learning experiences and their perceptions of ESL program at Mississippi State University. The results of this study suggest that (a) female students were more satisfied with the ESL program than male students, (b) age was not significantly and meaningfully associated with participants perceptions of the ESL program, (c) there was a moderate association between the ESL students perceptions of the ESL program and their experiences in using English as a second language, and (d) female students were more satisfied in using technology for learning English as a second language than male students.

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Shen, Demei Marra Rose M. "A comparison of embedded links and question links in cognitive flexibility hypertext (CFH) learning environments for problem solving in engineering ethics." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6689.

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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 8, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dissertation advisor: Dr. Rose M. Marra. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Turns, Jennifer. "Supporting engineering education with information technology : the case of instructional design experiences." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24942.

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Sammadyar, Abdul Wahid. "An investigation into the appropriateness of using agile processes to build an educational management information system." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4324_1308727180.

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Since there was a need for an Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan, we designed and implemented a prototype for use in the ministry and investigated the appropriateness of using Agile methods for producing the EMIS. The prototype consisted of a database containing data about schools and a Dari interface which was used by educational planners, managers and policy makers of the ministry for decision making and planning. Agile methods are relatively new in software engineering and have an approach and development guidelines which strive for user satisfaction and early incremental delivery of software. We adapt them to local conditions due to their collaborative client-developer approach. The interface, a key component, is easy to use and e cient. The key research result is an evaluation concerning the appropriateness of using Agile Methods for developing the EMIS. Focus groups and surveys were used to develop the prototype and accomplish the study.

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McKay, Elspeth, and elspeth@rmit edu au. "Instructional strategies integrating cognitive style construct: A meta-knowledge processing model." Deakin University. School of Computing and Mathematics, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20061011.122556.

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The overarching goal of this dissertation was to evaluate the contextual components of instructional strategies for the acquisition of complex programming concepts. A meta-knowledge processing model is proposed, on the basis of the research findings, thereby facilitating the selection of media treatment for electronic courseware. When implemented, this model extends the work of Smith (1998), as a front-end methodology, for his glass-box interpreter called Bradman, for teaching novice programmers. Technology now provides the means to produce individualized instructional packages with relative ease. Multimedia and Web courseware development accentuate a highly graphical (or visual) approach to instructional formats. Typically, little consideration is given to the effectiveness of screen-based visual stimuli, and curiously, students are expected to be visually literate, despite the complexity of human-computer interaction. Visual literacy is much harder for some people to acquire than for others! (see Chapter Four: Conditions-of-the-Learner) An innovative research programme was devised to investigate the interactive effect of instructional strategies, enhanced with text-plus-textual metaphors or text-plus-graphical metaphors, and cognitive style, on the acquisition of a special category of abstract (process) programming concept. This type of concept was chosen to focus on the role of analogic knowledge involved in computer programming. The results are discussed within the context of the internal/external exchange process, drawing on Ritchey's (1980) concepts of within-item and between-item encoding elaborations. The methodology developed for the doctoral project integrates earlier research knowledge in a novel, interdisciplinary, conceptual framework, including: from instructional science in the USA, for the concept learning models; British cognitive psychology and human memory research, for defining the cognitive style construct; and Australian educational research, to provide the measurement tools for instructional outcomes. The experimental design consisted of a screening test to determine cognitive style, a pretest to determine prior domain knowledge in abstract programming knowledge elements, the instruction period, and a post-test to measure improved performance. This research design provides a three-level discovery process to articulate: 1) the fusion of strategic knowledge required by the novice learner for dealing with contexts within instructional strategies 2) acquisition of knowledge using measurable instructional outcome and learner characteristics 3) knowledge of the innate environmental factors which influence the instructional outcomes This research has successfully identified the interactive effect of instructional strategy, within an individual's cognitive style construct, in their acquisition of complex programming concepts. However, the significance of the three-level discovery process lies in the scope of the methodology to inform the design of a meta-knowledge processing model for instructional science. Firstly, the British cognitive style testing procedure, is a low cost, user friendly, computer application that effectively measures an individual's position on the two cognitive style continua (Riding & Cheema,1991). Secondly, the QUEST Interactive Test Analysis System (Izard,1995), allows for a probabilistic determination of an individual's knowledge level, relative to other participants, and relative to test-item difficulties. Test-items can be related to skill levels, and consequently, can be used by instructional scientists to measure knowledge acquisition. Finally, an Effect Size Analysis (Cohen,1977) allows for a direct comparison between treatment groups, giving a statistical measurement of how large an effect the independent variables have on the dependent outcomes. Combined with QUEST's hierarchical positioning of participants, this tool can assist in identifying preferred learning conditions for the evaluation of treatment groups. By combining these three assessment analysis tools into instructional research, a computerized learning shell, customised for individuals' cognitive constructs can be created (McKay & Garner,1999). While this approach has widespread application, individual researchers/trainers would nonetheless, need to validate with an extensive pilot study programme (McKay,1999a; McKay,1999b), the interactive effects within their specific learning domain. Furthermore, the instructional material does not need to be limited to a textual/graphical comparison, but could be applied to any two or more instructional treatments of any kind. For instance: a structured versus exploratory strategy. The possibilities and combinations are believed to be endless, provided the focus is maintained on linking of the front-end identification of cognitive style with an improved performance outcome. My in-depth analysis provides a better understanding of the interactive effects of the cognitive style construct and instructional format on the acquisition of abstract concepts, involving spatial relations and logical reasoning. In providing the basis for a meta-knowledge processing model, this research is expected to be of interest to educators, cognitive psychologists, communications engineers and computer scientists specialising in computer-human interactions.

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