Transactional Distance

…distance education administration; a theory of distance education history; a theory of distance learner motivation and so on. The example of distance learner motivation also points out that some theories,…

Anchored Instruction (John Bransford)

…Stein, B.S. (1993). The Ideal Problem Solver (2nd Ed). New York: Freeman. CTGV (1990). Anchored instruction and its relationship to situated cognition. Educational Researcher, 19 (6), 2-10. CTGV (1993). Anchored…

General Problem Solver (A. Newell & H. Simon)

…a computer simulation and then comparing the results of the simulation with human behavior in a given task. Such comparisons also made use of protocol analysis (Ericsson & Simon, 1984)…

Mathematical Problem Solving (A. Schoenfeld)

…level mathematics. Example Schoenfeld (1985, Chapter 1) uses the following problem to illustrate his theory: Given two intersecting straight lines and a point P marked on one of them, show…

Symbol Systems (Gavriel Salomon)

…and television (especially ” Sesame Street “). More recent work has extended the framework to computers (e.g., Salomon, Perkins & Globerson, 1991). Example One of the critical concepts of Salomon’s…

Competency-Based Learning

Competency-based learning is a learning experience in which students progress through a learning pathway based on their ability to demonstrate competency (what they know or can do) rather than on…