Evaluating Online Instruction Using Principles of Instruction

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Hypermedia CAI with Cognitive Apprenticeship for Pre-Service Teacher Education

Recent innovations in hypermedia computer technology permit learners to have highly individualized and interactive computerized instruction. However, adapting hypermedia computer technology to computer-assisted instruction (CAl) does not guarantee effective learning. Research studies have revealed that when learners were not fully aware of or responsible for what they needed to learn from CAl, they made poor decisions on their completion levels of learning (Kinzie & Sullivan, 1989; Kinzie, Sullivan. & Berdel, 1992; Steinberg, 1989). Therefore, consideration should be given to designing hypermedia CAl environments with appropriate instructional strategies, which guide learners to acquire necessary knowledge and skills

Effectiveness of an Intelligently Adaptive CAI Environment with Cognitive Apprenticeship on Self-Regulated Learning Skills

A group of cognitive psychologists identifies effective learners as self-regulated learners who are metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviorally active. This study was concerned with how to prepare computerized learning environments to help the ineffective learners become effective self-regulated learners. This study investigated the effects of two different computer-assisted instructional (CAI) environments and the effects of self-awareness of cognitive tempo styles on college students\u27 self-regulated learning (SRL) skills and their academic achievement scores. MANOVA tests revealed that an intelligently adaptive CAI environment was significantly more effective on behavioral SRL skills than a totally learner-controlled CAI environment. This study suggests that educators and instructional designers invest their efforts in developing and utilizing CAI that serves as an intelligent partner to human cognition and that helps learners become self-regulated learners

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Towards Successful Implementation of a Virtual Classroom for Vocational Higher Education in Indonesia

The virtual classroom continues to grow, but it is becoming more and more the norm, and it is fundamentally different from the vocational students at the Indonesian university. With the promised benefits of the virtual classroom, many challenges and difficulties come in the implementation. Although there are already successful design principles for virtual classrooms that support organizations in overcoming the challenges, the approach to implementing the design principles of virtual classroom at the vocational higher education in Indonesia is still lacking. In this study, we aim to answer the research gap and used the design sciences research by interviewing the lecturers to design the solutions. The proposed design approaches were implemented in a course and evaluated with students from two different groups. Overall, the evaluation of the proposed approaches shows 1 significant results as an indicator of the benefits of the implementation of a virtual classroom for vocational students in Indonesia.peerReviewe