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Peer reviewedDegl'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
Peer reviewedWighton, David – Computers and Education, 1984
Discusses functions of the Alberta (Canada) Computer Technology Project's courseware clearinghouse, reviews findings on instructional software quality, identifies software development trends, and discusses need for support systems to facilitate the incorporation of computer assisted instruction in Canadian schools. (MBR)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation
Peer reviewedSmith, 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
Peer reviewedBennett, Mike; Smith, David – Computers and Education, 1988
Describes a project that investigated the potential effectiveness of multimedia education packages incorporating broadcast television, computer software, and other media. Suggested guidelines for the creation and evaluation of broadcast-linked software are presented. (3 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Courseware, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedBump, Jerome – Computers and Education, 1987
Reviews the use of computers in the teaching and practice of writing in university courses. Highlights include hardware considerations; software options for grammar, punctuation, stylistic analysis, and prewriting (or invention) skills; artificial intelligence, composition, and literature; collaborative learning; and faculty development. (LRW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedRogers, David F., Ed.; Smith, P. R., Ed. – Computers and Education, 1984
Hardware for computer-assisted learning is discussed in three papers. Two papers report on projects using computer graphics, one for teaching structural analysis to university students and the other to teach graph concepts at the secondary level. Guidelines for selecting microcomputers focus on analyzing applications and matching them with…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
