Contributions of Verbal behavior to Instructional Technology

Motor system contributions to verbal and non-verbal working memory

Working memory (WM) involves the ability to maintain and manipulate information held in mind. Neuroimaging studies have shown that secondary motor areas activate during WM for verbal content (e.g., words or letters), in the absence of primary motor area activation. This activation pattern may reflect an inner speech mechanism supporting online phonological rehearsal. Here, we examined the causa...

Instructional Technology

In popular usage, instructional technology refers to the use of communications media–hardware and software-to help people learn. At different times different media have been central to educators' conception of instructional technology. The term first came into widespread use in the early 1960s; James D. Finn, a professor at the University of Southern California, was probably the most vigorous p...

The Ontogenetic Selection of Verbal Capabilities: Contributions of Skinner’s Verbal Behavior Theory to a More Comprehensive Understanding of Language

I describe how Skinner’s (1957) Verbal Behavior and subsequent research that extended his theory contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of language with regard to the ontogenetic selection of verbal behavior. A large corpus of research has shown the applied utility of the theory for inducing verbal behavior in children missing certain verbal capabilities and developmental cusps. Othe...

UNCW Masters Instructional Technology

Ethical Responsibilities of Instructional Design and Technology Discipline

Background and Aim: Generally, where learning and teaching concerns,   instructional technology’s presence had been certain. Instructional technology by having the standards and components of a profession needs ethics. Therefore, as a professional, an instructional technologist has to yield to ethical criteria, knowledge, standards, and appreciate ethical responsibilities in order to succeed. T...