New Directions in Educational Technology /

This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. The book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoreticalwork to empirical studies of state-of-the-art technological innovations. Topics co...

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Main Author: Scanlon, Eileen
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: O'Shea, Tim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1992.
Series:NATO ASI series. Computer and systems sciences ; 96.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. The book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoreticalwork to empirical studies of state-of-the-art technological innovations. Topics covered include: instructional systems and instructional theory, a design science of education, task-specific theories of learning, computers in teaching and learning, new directions in educational technology, the coevolution of technology and the educational environment, intelligent tutoring systems that teach knowledge rather than skills, hypertext for learning, technology for distance education, tools for scientific thinking, constructing student knowledge in science, technology in the context of the English school system, research in advanced educational technology, tutors for programming, problem solving and explanation in intelligent tutoring systems, mental models and understanding, and a Microworld-based approach to science education.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 251 pages 51 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642777509 (electronic bk.)
3642777503 (electronic bk.)