NCHEMS Data Element Dictionary Element No. 1107: Method of Instruction¶

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Description¶

Element No. 1107 of the WICHE/NCHEMS Data Element Dictionary (November 1973) defines the categorization of methods by which organized instruction is conducted, reflecting educational technology and the use of facilities, materials, and equipment. It codes seven methods: lecture, laboratory, recitation/discussion, seminar, independent study, tutorial, and programmed instruction, with categories pilot tested by the Faculty Activity Analysis project. The author reproduces it in his appendix and critiques it as needing revision toward generic post-secondary instructional formats.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Categories and definitions pilot tested by the Faculty Activity Analysis project, as the element's own comments state

Constraints¶

• The author states the methods reflect only the higher education bias of previous policy and need revision in terms of generic instructional formats in post-secondary education usage

Target Learners¶

• post-secondary education students

Target Learning Goals¶

• categorizing organized instruction for institutional information systems

Claims¶

Related Elements¶

• Chart No. 1: eight generic instructional formats mapped to generic learning outcomes from a mastery viewpoint

Examples¶

• Convert the data element Method of Instruction to Instruction/Learning Interface with morphology descriptions and paired generic outcomes

Key Sources¶

• Counelis, James Steve. (1974). WICHE/NCHEMS Work and the Need for Black Box Research. University of San Francisco, Office of Institutional Studies. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED096925