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The Accelerated Reader: An Analysis of the Software's Strengths and Weaknesses and How It Can Be Used to Its Best Potential.

Poock, Melanie M. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1998

Describes Accelerated Reader (AR), a computer software program that promotes reading; discusses AR hardware requirements; explains how it is used for book selection and testing in schools; assesses the program's strengths and weaknesses; and describes how Grant and Madison Elementary Schools (Muscatine, Iowa) have used the program effectively.…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Education

Interactive Video and Group Learning: Two Action Enquiry Based Evaluations.

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Cloke, Chris; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1996

Two evaluations of video programs that involved groups of learners interacting with LaserVision software are presented. One concerns counselling skills for student teachers. The other is a geography simulation program. Program structure, group interaction, and the role of the instructor are discussed. Learners in both studies found the visual…

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Cooperative Learning