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The popularity of this museum resulted in a few more opening in Reading, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. These museums, by no means, were meant to replace teachers or textbooks. The majority of them had items on display such as films, slides, and photographs.
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These catalogs were very up-to-date for this time period and it was an unknown type of learning to many people. On the other hand, people like Thomas Edison were convinced that this new technology would soon make books obsolete.
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People started to realize the mass communication tools that come along with these technologies. Even though the Great Depression happened during this time period, it didn't have a major effect of this industry.
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This industry was actually slowing down in the United States at this time, but many training videos were created for the military. They were used widely and it was estimated there was over 4 million showings of film training for US soldiers during WWII.
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This created a much more efficient screening process for applicants. This new way to look at the application process was very revolutionary for this time period, and it eventually led to the creation of the American Institutes for Research.
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It was looked at a different view now, and it was because of the popularity of this form of expressing information. It was a way to look at instructional problems and examine feasible solutions.
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This created a huge spurt for the popularity of television worldwide. A big reason for this influence was the Ford Foundation. They invested $170 million in educational television.
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This book created a "minor revolution" that increased human learning and created instructional materials that were more effective and efficient than ever before.
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This was a huge advancement stage for the computer as its capabilities weren't fully known in its earliest stages. It still took awhile for the computer to reach it full capacity, but this was a major step in its early development stages.
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Educators and psychologists began to look more are the complex cognitive practices such as problem solving, thinking, languages used, and information processing.
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This new testing measured an individual's performance on certain activities no matter how well other's perform. It could determine how well the student retained the information that a program was trying to teach.
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The definition focused on the design and usage of messages which controlled our learning process. It placed a bigger emphasis on learning rather than instruction.
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These models were starting to be used throughout all industries. In the military, there were major developments with their branches. In college, there was an increase in instructional improvement centers and graduate programs. In businesses, it was used more often in their training activities.
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All of the models seemed to follow the "ADDIE" design. This mnemonic stood for analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate. This effective tool provided an underlying structure for all instructors.
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This commission, that was funded by the government, stated two definitions: one stating that it was used for instructional purposes through television, radio, etc., and one stating that it's a systematic way of designing the whole process of teaching in a more efficient manor.
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This extremely lengthy definition expressed it as a complex process that involved people and ideas for analyzing problems and expressing solutions to these problems involved in all aspects of learning for humans.
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The efficiency of these designs weren't used as well before, and a major reason for this was the increases in personal computers being used for instructional purposes.
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Computers were now more popular than ever before, as they were used in 40% of elementary schools and 75% of secondary schools.
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The stimulus-response stimulus was still the most popular teaching theory at this point in time. Little people understood that this teaching reform would change how future generations interpreted information.
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Surveys showed there was 1 computer for every 9 students, but the practices being used on these computers were very limited. The basics of keyboarding and typing applications were the main uses for these devices.
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This emerging technology had opened many new job opportunities and it presented many challenges to engage learners with intriguing information.
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A survey of over 300 companies showed that over 30% of training done in the early stages of hiring involved presentations via technology. This was over 20% higher than their previous 1999 survey.
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These communication tools had emerged to integrate businesses more than ever before.
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This definition talks about ethics, and the practices of improving performances by creating and using appropriate processes for everyone involved in the lesson.
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Due to the reliance and capabilities that come with today's technologies, the ability to connect to the internet had become the norm in almost all classrooms. This availability was only at 64% in 1999.