Students typically do not delve deeply into the science of mechanics until early college introductory physics and engineering ...

In his book Preparing Instructional Objectives Robert F. Mager tells of the sea horse who cantered out to find his fortune and wound up in a shark’s belly. His problem: He didn’t know where he was ...

Rick: A lot of parents and educators may be familiar with the phrase “mastery learning” but not have a clear idea what it means in practice. What is it exactly? Scott: My journey began in 2012 when I ...

Whether your company already creates instructional material or you're considering making some of your in-house training resources available in online form, you want your courses to provide useful, ...

In higher education classrooms, instructors constantly strive to understand what motivates and shapes student behavior. Yet, many educators remain reluctant to acknowledge one fundamental truth: All ...

Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...

When: Ephrata Area school board meeting, Feb. 3. What happened: Superintendent Brian Troop introduced the proposed 2025–26 school year calendar based on new state guidelines. Why it matters: Last year ...

1 Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, University of Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia 2 School of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China ...

A synthesis is presented of the various rationales which predict the facilitative influence of instructional objectives on learning and retention. Facets which are particularly relevant to the ...

Abstract: This study explores and analyzes the specific performance of large language models (LLMs) in instructional design, aiming to unveil their potential strengths and possible weaknesses.