Improving the Army's assessment of interactive multimedia instruction courseware /

Improving the Army's assessment of interactive multimedia instruction courseware /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Description:	xxiv, 66 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	The Army Distributed Learning Program (U.S.) Military education -- United States -- Computer-assisted instruction -- Evaluation. Distance education -- United States -- Computer-assisted instruction -- Evaluation. Computer-assisted instruction -- United States -- Evaluation. Interactive multimedia -- United States -- Evaluation. Curriculum evaluation -- United States. Computer-assisted instruction -- Evaluation. Curriculum evaluation. Interactive multimedia -- Evaluation. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7795445

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Other authors / contributors:	Straus, Susan G.
ISBN:	9780833047274 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833047272 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Chapter 1. Introduction
Background
Purpose and Organization of This Report
Chapter 2. Quality-Evaluation Approaches and Their Usage in TADLP
Approaches to Evaluating Training Quality
Training Outcomes
Test Evaluation
Administrative Data
Courseware Evaluation
Current Evaluation Efforts in Army Training
Measures
Conclusion
Chapter 3. RAND's Approach to IMI Evaluation
Courses Evaluated
Evaluation Criteria
Coding Process
Chapter 4. IMI Evaluation Findings
Interactivity and Course Length
Technical Criteria for Courseware
Production-Quality Criteria for Courseware
Pedagogical Criteria for Courseware
Chapter 5. Conclusions and Implications for TADLP's Assessment of IMI
How IMI Courseware Can Be Improved
Recommendations for Courses in Our Sample
Strategic Issues in Instructional Design
Recommendations for Improving TADLP's Assessment Program
Implementing a Program of Courseware Evaluation in TADLP
Potential Directions for Other Program-Level Evaluations of IMI Quality
Conclusion
Appendix
A. Courseware Evaluation Criteria
B. Summary of Specific Changes for Improving the Quality of IMI Courseware
References