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Direct linkPhillips, Rob; McNaught, Carmel; Kennedy, Gregor – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
How can the average educator who teaches online, without experience in evaluating emerging technologies, build on what is successful and modify what is not? Written for educators who feel ill-prepared when required to evaluate e-learning initiatives, "Evaluating e-Learning" offers step-by-step guidance for conducting an evaluation plan of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Peer reviewedEiler, Mary Ann – Computers and Composition, 1992
Notes that educational software for the language arts should serve as a conduit to foster language development and should be evaluated as such for its instructional claims. Offers guidelines from a language learning perspective as a first cut in the evaluation process. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Higher Education
Peer reviewedComputers and Composition, 1992
Offers guidelines for reviewing and evaluating English language arts software. Includes advice on using the guidelines. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Litchfield, Brenda C. – Computing Teacher, 1992
Outlines evaluation criteria that may be used to determine the usefulness of science education computer software. Factors to be considered are identified as the nature of the investigation, advantages of the program over a laboratory investigation, number and types of higher order thinking skills required, concepts related to inquiry, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCorbly, James E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Offers 10 guidelines for librarians responsible for making decisions on whether to upgrade application software. Examines the Internet, client/server LAN (local area network) architecture, developments in contemporary stand-alone systems, and graphic user interfaces to determine their impact on the upgrading process. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Guidelines
Feldman, Susan – Searcher, 1997
Presents guidelines for selecting World Wide Web search engines. Real-life questions were used to test six search engines. Queries sought company information, product reviews, medical information, foreign information, technical reports, and current events. Compares performance and features of AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Open…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Guidelines
Peer reviewedEly, Donald P. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Discussion of cross-cultural media transfer emphasizes computer software portability. Educational aspects of portability are discussed; types of software most suitable to portability are described; educational guidelines for portability that focus on linguistic, contextual, structural, and motivational factors are offered; and a formative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Context Effect
Johnson, Judi Mathis – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Based on the "Educational Software Preview Guide," this article discusses trends; lists selected software titles related to the Internet, arts, multilingualism and multiculturalism, multimedia and edutainment, and authentic experience, cross curricular and alternative assessment; and describes how to conduct a software evaluation…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Cultural Pluralism
