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A framework for incorporating orienting activities in computer-based interactive video

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A good deal of research has been published concerning the effects of orienting activities on learning. Orienting activities include advance organizers, embedded pre-questions, behavioral objectives, as well as other strategies designed to prepare the learner for instruction. This paper focuses on the presumed functions of orienting activities and the implications of such functions for the design of computer-based interactive video. In addition, the application of empiricallyfounded principles in the design and production of computer-based interactive video is described.

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Hannafin, M.J., Hughes, C.W. A framework for incorporating orienting activities in computer-based interactive video. Instr Sci 15, 239–255 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139613

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