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Download full textEducational Testing Service, 2011
Choosing whether to test via computer is the most difficult and consequential decision the designers of a testing program can make. The decision is difficult because of the wide range of choices available. Designers can choose where and how often the test is made available, how the test items look and function, how those items are combined into…
Descriptors: Test Items, Testing Programs, Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedMurphy, Cheryl A. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1995
Evaluates six "open" (empty of content and customized by users) software programs using the literature-based characteristics of documentation, learner control, branching capabilities, portability, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness. Interviewed computer-knowledgeable individuals to confirm the legitimacy of the evaluative characteristics. (LRW)
Descriptors: Branching, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMilstead, Jessica L. – Information Processing and Management, 1991
Presents specifications for software that is designed to support manual development and maintenance of information retrieval thesauri. Evaluation of existing software and design of custom software is discussed, requirements for integration with larger systems and for the user interface are described, and relationships among terms are discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Criteria
Litchfield, Brenda C. – Computing Teacher, 1992
Provides the rationale and purpose underlying an evaluation of criteria form appropriate for inquiry-based science software or interactive multimedia programs. A copy of the form is included. (JJK)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSchumann, Heinz – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Presents the geometric, software-ergonomic, and educative standards for interactive graphics systems envisioned for planimetric constructions and calculations in secondary mathematics instruction. Describes the geometric-didactic potentials of the MS DOS-Version 1.6 of CABRI-Gomtre which is an Intelligent Tutoring System with the possibilities for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Evaluation, Geometric Constructions
Best, Anita, Ed.; Mathis, Judi, Ed. – 1993
This guide lists favorably reviewed, commercially available, microcomputer software for instructional use in preschool through grade 12. The guide is organized by the following curriculum areas: art; business education; computers; health; instructional tools, including authoring systems, computer assisted drafting (CAD), classroom management,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1991
Highlighting the issues that confront small libraries who are exploring automation options, this report focuses on microcomputer-based automation systems for circulation and an online patron access catalog (OPAC). The information provided outlines some of the questions that librarians must ask themselves or vendors before they select a specific…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software Evaluation, Costs, Database Management Systems
