Instructional Strategies: Multivariable Studies of Psychological Processes Related to Instruction

Abstract

The document is concerned with an evolving theory of instruction. The present theorizing is characterized by a conception of the learner as an active analyzer and synthesizer in which, no matter what message is presented or what teaching method is used, instruction provides only potentially effective stimuli for the student. If the message is to become effective, the learner must be motivated to attend and he must have a cognitive structure requisite for appropriately analyzing the message. The features of the message that become salient for the learner are presumed to be functions of his past experience, aptitudes, and attitudes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0717734

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Schultz
  • Francis J. Di Vesta
  • Nicholas M. Sanders
  • Paul D. Weener

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Coding
  • Cognition
  • Concept Formation
  • Educational Psychology
  • Factor Analysis
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Instructional Materials
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Thinking

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.