Descriptor
Source
| Arithmetic Teacher | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering Education | 1 |
| Journal of Chemical Education | 1 |
| Learning & Leading with… | 1 |
| Teaching Political Science | 1 |
Author
| Browning, Christine A. | 1 |
| Channell, Dwayne E. | 1 |
| Enderson, Mary C. | 1 |
| Farmer, Mike | 1 |
| Keller, John W. | 1 |
| Pitney, John J., Jr. | 1 |
| Skattes, J. M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Computer Programs | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 6 |
| Teachers | 3 |
| Students | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Pitney, John J., Jr. – Teaching Political Science, 1988
Suggests ways undergraduate students can perform political data analyses using electronic spreadsheets. Examples include data from presidential elections, voting information, and welfare budgeting. Illustrates how data can be used as a partisan weapon and in making predictions. Emphasis is upon electronic spreadsheets rather than the more advanced…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Data Analysis
Enderson, Mary C. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Presents a small group activity that helps elementary students explore volume as part of the math curriculum. Collecting data through hands-on experimentation; analyzing the data; and using graphs and graphing software to further understanding are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Data Analysis, Data Collection
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1988
This publication is composed of documentation material and a user's guide for the software used in this course. The materials in this book are extracted from an introductory college mathematics course designed to prepare high school students who have completed Algebra 2 for the variety of mathematics courses encountered in college. The principal…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Peer reviewedSkattes, J. M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1986
Describes the use of a microcomputer program which was written to analyze batch reactor data by the integral method. Discusses how the program is structured and used by students in engineering kinetics. An example problem is included along with the computer's solution. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedKeller, John W.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Discusses the use of a computer software package called ASYST for general laboratory computing. Describes the software's capacity for acquiring data in a flow injection analysis experiment. Reviews the series of commands used by students in carrying out the experiment. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Farmer, Mike – 1987
This document was designed to be used as a tool to assist students with research-oriented science projects. It provides a step-by-step approach to the development of such projects addressing: (1) selecting a research topic; (2) learning about the subject; (3) developing a specific purpose for the research; (4) planning the project; (5) initiating…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Data Analysis, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedBrowning, Christine A.; Channell, Dwayne E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes an activity that introduces students to the use of database software to collect and interpret data. Asks middle school students to collect personal information regarding their dominant hand, eye, and thumb. Students use FIND and AND commands to create tables and respond to questions related to the data. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Data Analysis, Data Collection
