A self-instructional manual for installing low-cost/no-cost weatherization materials: Experimental validation with scouts

Validation of the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) in a self-directed instructional setting aimed at working with technology

The ARCS Model of Motivational Design has been used myriad times to design motivational instructions that focus on attention, relevance, confidence and satisfaction in order to motivate students. The Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) is a 36-item situational measure of people’s reactions to instructional materials in the light of the ARCS model. Although the IMMS has been used of...

Prospective validation of a low-back disorder risk model and assessment of ergonomic interventions associated with manual materials handling tasks.

The evaluation of low-back disorder risk associated with materials handling tasks can be performed using a variety of assessment tools. Most of these tools vary greatly in their underlying logic, yet few have been assessed for their predictive ability. It is important to document how well an assessment tool realistically reflects the job's injury risk, since only valid and accurate tools can re...

Instructional Manual for the Cluttering Severity Instrument

Japanese Learners’ Perceptions of Self-instructional Radio Materials

This paper investigated perceptions of self-instructional radio (SIR) materials by learners of English in the Japanese context and factors affecting completion and non-completion of the materials. The study found that the major advantage of the materials is that the fixed on-air schedule helps learners maintain a regular learning schedule. However, the same characteristic was perceived by other...

The self-instructional materials project: progress and prospects.

Faculty members in the Health Sciences Consortium have developed replicable, exportable units of instruction under the direction of the Self-Instructional Materials Project. The project distributes currently 350 packages and lists 570 in it's Directory of Self-Instructional Materials. Published evaluation studies indicate improvement on national board exams with greater efficiency and savings i...