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Download full textJanello, Pam – 1984
Intended for administrators and policy makers as well as teachers, this digest offers selection strategies for consumers of English/language arts computer software. Following the introduction, the digest discusses initial considerations when evaluating software, including examining both the accompanying documentation and the actual program. It…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Taylor, Robin – 1985
More than 10,000 instructional software packages have been published for elementary and secondary schools--thousands in each discipline. Unfortunately, not all sources of courseware evaluations are equally reliable; therefore, it is important to determine that evaluations include: (1) critical appraisal of content accuracy; (2) in-depth…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Kosakowski, John – 1998
To be effective, technology cannot exist in a vacuum, but must become part of the whole educational environment. New measures of evaluation are under development which would help to better define the role of technology in its wider context. This ERIC digest summarizes the observed benefits of technology implementation and addresses the importance…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Standiford, Sally N.; And Others – 1983
Intended to help English teachers make informed decisions about the use of computers in their classrooms, the chapters in this book consider: (1) "computer basics" (defining "hardware" and "software" and the various capabilities of both); (2) the various instructional strategies available via computers; (3) examples of software reflecting these…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Educational Technology
Florez, MaryAnn Cunningham – 1998
Terms and concepts currently in use in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction are defined and explained. They include: authentic or alternative assessment; computer-assisted language learning; critical literacy theory; family and intergenerational literacy; multiple intelligences and learning styles; practitioner inquiry, reflective…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Woodroof, Robert H., Ed. – New Direction for Community Colleges, 1990
A rapid decline in the number of private liberal arts junior colleges is forcing educators to examine the status of this special sector of higher education. This monograph focuses on the history and future of these colleges in higher education, the marketing of private junior colleges, institutional assessment, church-related colleges, computer…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adjunct Faculty, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty
