History of Instructional Technology

By taylorenos

  • School Museum

    School Museum
    In 1905, the first school museum was created in St. Louis.

  • Instructional Films

    Instructional Films
    In 1910, the first catalog of instructional films was published in the United States.
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    Instructional Radio

    Interest grew for instructional media although radio did not have a great impact.

  • Behavioral Objectives

    Behavioral Objectives
    In 1934, Ralph Tyler developed the idea of behavioral objectives.
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    World War II

    World War II began in 1939 lasting until 1945.

  • Media Research

    Media Research
    After World War II, media research began to gain more interest.

  • Television

    Television
    The television was a popular advance in 1949.

  • Instructional Television

    Instructional Television
    Televisions was used as an audiovisual media.
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    Early Computers

    Computers were introduced in 1950 but did not become popular until later on.
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    Programmed Instruction

    The programmed instruction movement occurred from the 1950s to the 1960s.

  • Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

    Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
    In 1956, Benjamin Bloom developed Taxonomy of Educational Objectives as a way of organizing levels of expertise.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    in 1957, the first Russian satellite was launched.

  • Criterion-Referenced Test

    Criterion-Referenced Test
    The Criterion-Reference test was created in 1960 to measure how well an individual performs a specific behavior.

  • Conditions of Learning

    Conditions of Learning
    In 1965, Robert Gange published his book "Conditions of Learning" which impacted instructional design.

  • Events of Instruction

    Events of Instruction
    Gange's Nine Events of Instruction include: gain attention, inform learners of objectives, stimulate recall of prior learning, present the content, provide learning guidance, elicit performance, provide feedback, assess performance, and enhance retention and transfer to job.

  • Formative Evaluation

    Formative Evaluation
    Michael Scriven pointed out the need to tests drafts of instructional materials prior to being in their final form.

  • Summative Evaluation

    Summative Evaluation
    In addition to testing materials prior to their final form, Scriven also described the importance of testing the materials after they are in their final form.

  • Internet

    Internet
    In 1995, the internet was being used as a method of instruction.

  • Taylor's Birthday

    Taylor's Birthday
    I was born April 9, 1997.