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Peer reviewedChen, Shu-hsein – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
A study investigated the relationship of 35 high school students' online catalog search performance and their academic achievement and verbal, quantitative, and analytical abilities as measured by standardized tests. Results indicate a moderate correlation between search performance and academic performance and cognitive abilities and a stronger…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedBass, Randall – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
Syllabus Builder is a hypertext resource that brings together scholarly, critical, and pedagogical information for literature teachers to use in curriculum development and classroom instruction. Application of the program to enhance a specific American literature anthology is described, illustrated with computer screens. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Peer reviewedHuntley, John – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
Quality evaluation refers to computer operations for categorizing the relative quality of creative work. It can be used in college instruction to involve students and instructors in contrastive perception and distributed judgment of student work, assigning a quantitative measure to group conclusions about the relative quality of a member's work.…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedCovey, Preston – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1990
The evolution and design of a videodisk recording for classroom use in teaching aesthetics at the college level are described. The program presents an internationally notorious case study in art forgery. It facilitates three crucial tasks in visual art study: access to art and related information; detail; and analysis. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Aesthetic Education, Art History, Case Studies
Peer reviewedMorelli, Ralph – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1990
An experiment applied the theories of knowledge engineering and expert systems to science instruction for junior high school students. The model encourages a more creative, constructivist approach to teaching certain science concepts and skills while fostering improvement of logical thinking, communication, and independent learning skills. Results…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedHoelscher, Karen J. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1990
A study evaluated the effectiveness of an interactive videodisk program in guiding law students through development of a civil rights court case. Results were mixed, with positive student perceptions but little improvement in performance. It is concluded that more needs to be known about this kind of orienting instruction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedReeves, Thomas C. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1991
A set of guidelines for evaluating interactive multimedia used in college instruction is offered in the form of 10 "commandments" illustrated with humorous anecdotes. They stress descriptive approaches to research and evaluation, including modeling methods that integrate quantitative and qualitative data. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media
Peer reviewedTomer, Christinger – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Access to online public access library catalogs and similar information networks by scholars in the humanities is discussed. Tools and approaches available for scholars to navigate the systems, their utility and contribution to "location independence" in information seeking, and the evolving relationship between libraries and their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedGlover, Robert H.; Krotseng, Marsha V. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
The design of a University of Hartford (Connecticut) decision-support information system for college advancement programs is detailed, specific research and management applications are examined, and the analyses and reports generated by the system are discussed. Early collaboration between institutional researchers and advancement and alumni…
Descriptors: Administrators, Alumni, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
