Instructional Strategies: Multivariable Studies of Psychological Processes Related to Instruction

Abstract

The report summarizes the activities conducted within a program of research aimed at investigations of instructional conditions that make for optimal learning, so as to improve and advance the efficiency of training. The specific directions of the research were defined in terms of: (a) the characteristics of instruction and their effects on learning efficiency and outcomes; (b) learner behaviors under specified instructional circumstances, and their consequences in learning outcomes and training efficiency; and (c) the influence of individual differences on learning with special emphasis on how these differences are important in instruction, and how aptitudes interact with instructional methods. All studies were conducted within the conceptual framework of psychological principles that are believed to provide the foundation for the teaching learning process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730519

Entities

People

  • Francis J. Divesta

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cognition
  • Concept Formation
  • Educational Psychology
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Processing
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Mental Processes
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Students
  • Theses
  • Thinking
  • Training
  • Word Lists

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design