New research paradigms in instructional technology: An inquiry |
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Authors: | Marcy P Driscoll Walter Dick |
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Institution: | (1) Florida State University, USA;(2) Florida State University, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we review the current state of research paradigms in the field of instructional technology from the perspective
of research standards and paradigms recommended by Leslie J. Briggs in the early 1980s. Our analysis of articles published
in Educational Technology Research and Development from 1992 to 1996 revealed that relatively few research paradigms were
used and that studies did not, for the most part, adhere to Briggs's (1984) Culture Four standards. Perhaps the most startling
result was that more than half the articles published were not empirical studies at all. We discuss some reasons for these
findings and suggest that instructional technology (IT) researchers make a renewed commitment to Briggs's standards. IT researchers
can again advance knowledge in the field in significant ways by collaborating with partners in the field and focusing on questions
related to instructional design processes, questions that require the use of more developmental research methods.
She is President Elect of AECT and will assume the presidency in February 2000. |
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