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Geyer, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Discusses cognitive mapping as a way of finding out how a teacher perceives software and describes a study in which student teachers constructed cognitive maps of software to help determine teaching and learning strategies. Implications of teachers' perceptions of software content of courses using computer-assisted learning are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware

Smyth, Timothy – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Describes a computer program that allows undergraduate students to undertake nomenclature tutorials in organic chemistry, where user response is evaluated based on a set of rules that determine appropriate feedback. Design of the software is described, including the use of computer graphics, and results of students' evaluations are briefly…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Feedback

Johnston, V. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Discusses the evaluation of educational software designed for use with microcomputers, and emphasizes the need for criteria based on learning theories rather than technological considerations. A review of the literature highlights teacher training in software selection and predictive evaluation, and 49 references are included. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment