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1450
Printing Press
its invention was pivotal in education because it allowed for books to be available in far greater numbers and for literature and information to be spread more easily -
School Museums
museums with supplementary instruction materials such as portable museum exhibits, stenographs, slides, films, etc. -
Instructional Film
film officially used as a means of instruction; projectors were used in classrooms -
Instructional Radio
students were able to listen to lectures through radio -
World War II
led to an increase in instructional videos and other technology used in education -
Media Research
beginning in the decade after the war, research into how audiovisual materials affected learning was conducted -
Early Computers
In the years between the 50s and 90s computers were huge and they were not available to many people. -
Instructional Television
stimulated by educational channels set aside by FCC, as well as Ford Foundation funding; continued to be very popular throughout the 50s -
Programmed Instruction Movement
started by Skinner; involved an empirical approach; formative assessment is key -
Bloom's Taxonomy
consisted on six levels of intellectual skills and behaviors deemed important to learning -
Sputnik
in order to compete with the Soviet Union the US poured more money into science and math education -
Behavioral Objectives
lessons specify what behavioral outcomes the learning should have for students -
Criterion-referenced Testing
began to replace norm-referenced testing as the main form of testing used in schools; intended to measure how well an individual can perform a certain behavior -
Instructional Design Models
models formed to systematically design instructional materials -
Formative and Summative Assessment
Scriven coined these terms and they later became widespread in the field of education; formative assessment provides students with feedback to help them learn while summative assessment does not and usually occurs at the end of a class or unit. -
Internet
The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 and began to spread in use throughout the 90's and became increasingly important and useful in education. -
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