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Peer reviewedEliasen, Karen; McKinstry, Jill; Fraser, Beth Mabel; Babbitt, Elizabeth P. – College & Research Libraries, 1997
A study of 170 undergraduates at the University of Washington examined the effect of terminology and screen layout on student ability to select databases from an initial online interface, "Session Manager." Results indicated that student ability to navigate menu screens was improved with expanded terminology and type grouping of online…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedClymer, E. William; Parrish, Rhonda – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
This paper focuses on the applications of computer technology to enhancing personal and organizational productivity in schools. One school's experience selecting, implementing and adapting organizational computer systems is described, from schoolwide networks to manage electronic mail and grading data to teacher-centered applications and access to…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedBurton, Orville Vernon; Finnegan, Terrence – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Contends that the proliferation of historical data has made knowledge of quantitative techniques and computers essential for the historian. Evaluates various database, statistical, and graphing packages available to scholars. Discusses implementing such technology in the teaching of history courses. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Databases
EPIEgram: The Educational Consumers' Newsletter, 1991
The nine issues of EPIEgram in this collection provide information about educational materials, educational technology, and elementary and secondary educational concerns. The following articles are included: (1) Designer Texts--Macmillan-McGraw To Offer Custom School Books; (2) Children's Lit is Alive and Well; (3) Swear Words, Satanism, and Sex;…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Communications Satellites, Computer Software Evaluation, Copyrights
Peer reviewedPorter, Priscilla; Trimble, Kim – Social Studies Review, 1993
Maintains that, although exciting computer programs are available for U.S. history, not all of them support the curriculum of the California History-Social Science Framework. Focuses on computer software programs that target problem solving, decision making, and tool-based programs that support the California curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedBitter, Gary G., Ed. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1990
Reviews three computer software: (1) "Elastic Lines: The Electronic Geoboard" on elementary geometry; (2) "Wildlife Adventures: Whales" on environmental science; and (3) "What Do You Do with a Broken Calculator?" on computation and problem solving. Summarizes the descriptions, strengths and weaknesses, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
