Advance Organizer

(Alessi & Trollip, chap. 2)

1. What are the 4 activities characteristic of successful instruction, according to A&T? Which of these characteristics are typically addressed in tutorials? Why?

2. What are the instructional factors of the tutorial introduction? What are the significant contributions of each of these factors to the tutorial? Can any be omitted? Can you think of other factors of the introduction that are not included in the text?

3. Why is student control important to lessons? How is student control achieved? What are some guidelines for control?

4. What is locus of control? Why is it a consideration for lessons?

5. What are some ways that motivation can be enhanced in tutorials? Who have developed the most influential theories of motivation?

6. What are the main considerations for presentation of information in tutorials? How are text and graphics different in presentation of content? How are they similar?

7. Why are questions important in computer-assisted instruction? What types of questions might you use in computer tutorials? What are the comparative strengths/weaknesses of each type of question?

8. What are the problems with judging of questions in tutorials? What kinds of student responses are possible on computers? What are not possible? How do these considerations affect how a computer interacts with students about the content of the tutorial?

9. What are types of feedback to student responses? What is useful about each type of feedback?

10. Describe different ways tutorials can be sequenced? How does lesson sequence affect other factors, such as student control, motivation, and feedback? Give examples of tutorials you've seen that illustrate different ways to sequence. Can you think of other ways to sequence tutorials?

11. Why should developers consider the closing of a tutorial?

12. What would you consider the most important factors in the development of computer-based tutorials? Explain.

13. Define computer-based tutorial. When are such tutorials likely to be used? When would tutorials not be useful?

14. How can computer-based tutorials be integrated into a public school curriculum? How might they be integrated into a business or industrial setting? Can you think of other settings where computer-based tutorials might be used?

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