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Sanders, Roger L.; Sanders, Mary Ellen – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1983
Suggests what to look for when evaluating software and its support literature; includes a software evaluation checklist. (Available from: Modern Learning Publishers, Inc., 6517 Liggett, Oakland, CA 94611, $14.) (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Download full textWeaver, Dave, Ed. – 1984
This document consists of 30 microcomputer software package evaluations prepared for the MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers) Clearinghouse at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). The concise, single-sheet resume describing and evaluating each software package includes source, cost, ability level,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Holznagel, Donald C., Ed. – 1983
This document consists of 81 microcomputer software package evaluations prepared for the MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers) Clearinghouse at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and distributed during 1983 as "sets" 6, 7, and 8. The concise, single-sheet resume describing and evaluating each…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Curriculum Review, 1982
Briefly discusses the important criteria by which microcomputer programs intended for instructional use should be evaluated, presents a series of guidelines for submitting reviews of computer programs developed for instructional purposes (courseware), and provides a copy of the Curriculum Review Courseware Evaluation Form. (JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
International Council for Computers in Education, Eugene, OR. – 1983
Two instruments have been developed to aid teachers and other educators in evaluating educational software and courseware: the "Courseware Description" form and the "Courseware Evaluation" form. Complete instructions for using both forms are provided in this guide, along with the forms themselves. Prior to the instructions is…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Executive Educator, 1982
To help school administrators evaluate microcomputer software, this summary of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's "Evaluator's Guide" presents 25 evaluation criteria coordinated with a software evaluation form. The criteria focus on computer programs' content and instructional and technical quality. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Peer reviewedRawitsch, Don – Social Education, 1983
Many of the factors that go into evaluating computer courseware are the same ones educators have been applying to all instructional materials long before computers entered the classroom. Discussed are some effective ways for locating computer courseware and instruction and computer related evaluation factors. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Smith, Richard A.; Spokony, Marion – Electronic Education, 1982
The importance of user needs and computer software is stressed in a series of questions designed to aid in the selection and evaluation of computer systems for use in schools. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Educational Equipment, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1983
Discusses two computer applications to reading instruction: modification of a computer program that calculates readability and criteria for evaluating language arts software. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers, Evaluation Criteria
Woolls, Blanche E.; Loertscher, David V. – School Library Journal, 1982
Briefly discusses some of the factors to be considered in selecting instructional software for microcomputers and presents an annotated list of instructional computer programs recommended by the authors for first purchase in developing software collections. A list of distributors is attached. (JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials
Botterell, Art – Educational Computer Magazine, 1982
A brief guide on how to choose a microcomputer for use in the schools. Microcomputer components, applications, and programing languages are discussed. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Educational Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education
Rowe, Neil C. – Educational Computer, 1981
Provides a checklist of stylistic elements to consider when writing simulation programs for use in computer assisted instruction. Subtopics include setting simulation parameters, questioning the user, displaying the results, and overall simulation organization. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Editing, Evaluation Criteria
Jones, Nancy Baker, Ed.; Vaughan, Larry, Ed. – 1983
This guide suggests processes for making informed software selection, describes several prominent software evaluation models, raises key issues in the software selection process, and provides information on a variety of print and organizational resources. The first section, featuring an article by Henry F. Olds, Jr., "Evaluating the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
ELECTRONIC Learning, 1982
Contains a check list to aid teachers in evaluating software used in computer-assisted instruction on microcomputers. The evaluation form contains three sections: program description, program evaluation, and overall evaluation. A brief description of a software evaluation program in use at the Granite School District in Utah is included. (JJD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Cornick, Lisa – 1983
This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of the following 12 microcomputer programs: (1) Language Teacher Series: TRS-80; (2) Language Teacher Series: Atari; (3) Apfeldeutsch; (4) Author I; (5) Dasher; (6) The Definite Article; (7) Flashcard; (8) German Packages I, II, and III; (9) German Vocabulary Builder; (10) The Linguist; (11)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Evaluation Criteria, German
