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Peer reviewedEdwards, Morfydd G.; Weller, Bernard E. – Computers and Education, 1986
Describes a general purpose microcomputer-based system designed to support small-scale experimentation in the physical sciences in student laboratories. System requirements, teacher reactions, and educational implications are discussed; design criteria are established; and examples are given of the system's application to some simple experiments.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Requirements, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBlandford, A. E.; Smith, P. R. – Computers and Education, 1986
Describes the style of design of computer simulations developed by Computer Assisted Teaching Unit at Queen Mary College with reference to user interface, input and initialization, input data vetting, effective display screen use, graphical results presentation, and need for hard copy. Procedures and problems relating to academic involvement are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Download full textBeichner, Robert J. – 1990
Research indicates that the educational effectiveness of Microcomputer-Based Laboratories (MBL) may be due to the real time nature of the experience. This article describes a study where kinesthetic feedback was completely removed by giving students only visual replications of a motion situation. If simultaneity of perception is the important…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Graphs
Smith, Stanley G.; Jones, Loretta L. – Perspectives in Computing: Applications in the Academic and Scientific Community, 1986
Describes the rationale for using computer-assisted videodisc lessons to enhance introductory chemistry courses at University of Illinois, and presents sample lessons to illustrate what students see and do as they proceed through the lessons. Lesson construction and use are reviewed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Higher Education
