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Harris, N. D. C., Ed. – 1979
This conference report explores microelectronic technology, its effect on educational methods and objectives, and its implications for educator responsibilities. Two main areas were considered: the significance of the likely impact of the large scale introduction of microprocessors and microelectronics on commercial and industrial processes, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Responsibility
Download full textCarnoy, Martin; Loop, Liza – 1986
This report on a symposium sponsored jointly by Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) and the Stanford University School of Education to foster understanding of the role of educational technology in educational systems and to identify needs for further research begins by summarizing international trends in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development
Patterson, Janice H.; Smith, Marshall S. – 1986
This report presents a national agenda for research on the learning of thinking skills via computer technology which was developed at a National Academy of Sciences conference on educational, methodological, and practical issues involved in the use of computers to promote complex thought in grades K-12. The discussion of research topics agreed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Lesgold, Alan M., Ed.; Reif, Frederick, Ed. – 1983
The full proceedings are provided here of a conference of 40 teachers, educational researchers, and scientists from both the public and private sectors that centered on the future of computers in education and the research required to realize the computer's educational potential. A summary of the research issues considered and suggested means for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Research
Rymaszewski, Rachel, Ed. – 1989
This report of a seminar on information technology (IT) and language development begins by presenting background on language skills and information technology in order to define the scope of the topic. The report then pulls together and elaborates on the output of the seminar. The first section discusses media-centered issues, including the design…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Curriculum Development
van der Vyver, Dawid H., Ed. – 1982
The 54 conference papers and abstracts on the possible role of computers in the world of education in the Republic of South Africa which are presented in this volume are published under the sections and in the order in which they appeared on the congress program. The names of the sections and the number of presentations in each are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction
Loop, Liza – 1986
Intended as a tool to help bring the issue of technology and the education of Hispanic Americans to a practical and positive resolution, this pamphlet is divided into four sections. The first provides background information on and a summary of the proceedings of a one and one-half day seminar held in June 1986. The second section contains…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Differences
Purves, Alan, Ed. – 1979
Originally presented at a symposium on cognition and written language, the 14 papers in this collection discuss research findings regarding reading and writing processes, ways that the development of effective reading and writing can be abetted by instruction, and research needs in the area of cognition and written language. The papers focus on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles hosted a two-day conference on "Paths to Excellence: Testing and Technology" on July 14-15, 1983. Attended by over 100 educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, day one of the conference focused on issues in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs
Peterson, Charles R., Ed. – 1991
This document is prefaced with a descriptive introduction to the "Access to the Arts Through Assistive Technology Project." The contents that follow are organized in 5 parts. Part 1 includes: "Introduction" (Betsy Foley), and "My Voice Has Wings" (Jeff Moyer). Part 2, "Major Addresses," presents: (1) "Welcome from the Wisconsin Department of…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Therapy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Cromer, Janis – 1984
This report offers the conclusions of a 1983 EPCOT symposium on education and the Information Age involving distinguished national experts and 46 secondary school principals from across the country. Discussed in the first section on "The Demands of an Information Age" are a number of transitions, including current shifts from an industrial to an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Daniel, John S., Ed.; And Others – 1982
This book, the basic document of the 1982 Vancouver world conference on "Learning at a Distance," describes the state of the art of distance education in the early 1980s. It includes papers on or abstracts from over 120 authors representing some 25 countries. The 118 papers are divided into seven sections. In each section the first paper…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Audiovisual Communications
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. Agricultural Education Div. – 1985
These proceedings include the following papers: "An Assessment of the National FFA Public Service Announcement Program" (Sutphin, Dillon, and Rush); "Educational Objectives and Administrative Criteria for the National FFA Contest Program" (Smith and Kahler); "A National Profile of Agricultural Teacher Educators and State Supervisors of Vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1988
This document contains the abstracts of most of the papers, symposia and poster sessions presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Subject areas addressed include: teacher preparation, science, technology and society; classroom research; elementary science; process skills;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes
