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Vecchioli, Lisa – 1999
This digest provides practical advice on evaluating software for managing student records. An evaluation of record-keeping software should start with a process to identify all of the individual needs the software produce must meet in order to be considered for purchase. The first step toward establishing an administrative computing system is…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Criteria
Vecchioli, Lisa – 1998
This book establishes a framework that can be used to evaluate software for tracking and analyzing student records. First, it examines the characteristics the user should look for in a student-records management software package. Users should be aware of the dangers and costs of replacing a system or integrating new software into an existing…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Janello, 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