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Cox, Margaret | 1 |
Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo | 1 |
Ferraris, Maria | 1 |
Keep, Ros | 1 |
Smith, David | 1 |
Underwood, Jean | 1 |
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Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Maria – Computers and Education, 1988
Describes Datamondo, an instructional package that introduces the use of a newspaper database in humanities teaching at the secondary level in Italy. The effectiveness of the package in developing basic linguistic skills and as a research tool is evaluated. (8 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Databases, Foreign Countries

Aston, Mike – Computers and Education, 1988
Describes and evaluates the various strategies employed by the Microelectronics Education Programme to provide training in computer-based learning to teachers in the United Kingdom. Suggestions for future strategies that focus on the child, the teacher, and the class are presented. (14 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries

Smith, David; Keep, Ros – Computers and Education, 1988
Reviews some of the problems involved in the evaluation of educational software, and describes a classroom-based case study approach to software evaluation intended for application by autonomous self-programming groups of teachers. (20 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Decision Making

Cox, Margaret; And Others – Computers and Education, 1988
This study, which examined the factors that promote or hinder the successful implementation of microcomputer use in primary schools in England, focused on the attitudes of teachers and administrators. (9 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations

Underwood, Jean – Computers and Education, 1988
Describes a study that compared the expressed objectives of teachers using computer-based information handling packages in the classroom against recorded classroom outcomes. The areas of skill and knowledge acquisition, learning strategies, sociopsychological issues, and life skills are discussed. (9 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis