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In support of a functional definition of interaction
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A common theme in the distance education literature is that delivery technologies with the potential for real‐time interactivity will improve both the image and practice of distance education. Although there appears to be a growing acceptance of a causal relationship between system interactivity and instructional interaction, neither concept has been clearly or functionally defined. This article discusses several systems models and relates them to the contexts of instructional delivery, instructional design, instructional theory, and learning theory in an attempt to establish conceptual parameters for the function of interaction.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wagner, E. D.
- Venue
- American Journal of Distance Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 6-29
- ISSN
- 0892-3647 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-9286
- OpenAlex
- W2043223283
- Cited by
- 508
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 16.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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