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Balajthy, Ernest – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2002
Compares technology predictions from around 1989 with the technology of 2002. Discusses the place of computer-based assessment today, computer-scored testing, computer-administered formal assessment, Internet-based formal assessment, computerized adaptive tests, placement tests, informal assessment, electronic portfolios, information management,…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Internet

Balajthy, Ernest – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1997
Discusses the impact and the potential of the Internet on education. Suggests that educators and parents need to deal with the lack of quality assurance of the Internet. Addresses readability and appropriateness for children. Notes that successful use of the Internet by children requires that teachers provide instruction in multiple sources and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Information Literacy, Information Sources

Weisberg, Renee; Balajthy, Ernest – Reading Teacher, 1989
Examines and evaluates microcomputer software designed to assist in diagnosing students' reading abilities and making instructional decisions. Claims that existing software shows valuable potential when used sensibly and critically by trained reading clinicians. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Microcomputers

Balajthy, Ernest – Reading Teacher, 1989
Presents eight guidelines to consider when using computers for language instruction, emphasizing computer use in a social and purposeful context. Suggests computer software which adheres to these guidelines. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education

Aron, Helen; Balajthy, Ernest – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes the Local Area Network (LAN), a project in which students used LAN-based word processing and electronic mail software as the center of a writing process approach. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of networking. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Local Area Networks