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Berry, Kenneth J.; Mielke, Paul W., Jr. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
Describes a FORTRAN software program that calculates the probability of an observed difference between agreement measures obtained from two independent sets of raters. An example illustrates the use of the DIFFER program in evaluating undergraduate essays. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

MacKnight, Carol B.; Balagopalan, Santosh – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1989
Compares the strengths and weaknesses of four authoring systems that can be used for courseware development: (1) Quest; (2) PCD3; (3) IconAuthor; and (4) Course of Action. Evaluation procedures used to assess their power, ease of use, and productivity aids are explained; menu and icon structures are described; and interactive design implications…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Comparative Analysis, Courseware, Evaluation Methods
Myslewski, Rik; Garcia, Nathan – NewMedia, 1998
Reviews and compares the following nine laptop computers, focusing on their capabilities for multimedia presentations: Apple Macintosh PowerBook G3, Chem USA ChemBook 9780, Compaq Armada 7792DMT, Dell Inspiron 3000 mZ66xT, Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 3000CTX, IBM ThinkPad 770, Micro Express NP8233MMX, NEC Versa 6260, and Panasonic CF-63. Evaluation…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Selection, Costs, Evaluation Criteria

Wiedemer, John David; Boelio, David B. – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Compares compact discs (CD-ROMs) and online services in terms of cost of information delivery; system advantages and disadvantages; future possibilities; and role in the National Information Infrastructure. Analysis reveals that CD-ROMs have the lowest information delivery cost and are endorsed by the marketplace as a cost-effective way to deliver…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1995
World Wide Web browsers are compared by speed, setup, hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) handling, management of file transfer protocol (FTP), telnet, gopher, and wide area information server (WAIS); bookmark options; and communication functions. Netscape has the most features, the fastest retrieval, sophisticated bookmark capabilities. (JMV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation