Just-in-Time Learning: Web-Based/Internet Delivered Instruction

Introduction According to The National Education Association Research Division (1994), student acquisition of higher order thinking skills is of national critical concern. Increasingly, educational leaders are recognizing that the learning process is of critical importance and understanding the way individuals learn is the key to improving the educational system. There is substantial research which indicates that the educational establishment in the United States is comparatively behind that of selected European and Asian nations in teaching students to compete in highly technical environments. In order to remain economically competitive in an environment where technology is changing rapidly, employees need to be problem-solvers and creative thinkers. Educator’s must prepare students for this environment by focusing on higher order cognitive skills, the skills which foster the development of problemsolving and creative skills.