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Steffin, Sherwin A. – Educational Technology, 1983
Outlines problems faced by software publishers in providing instructionally valid computer assisted instruction. A research design undertaken by Edu-Ware Services, Inc., directed at measuring instructional validity and utility of software offered to institutions and consumers, is described noting tests, evaluation, data submission and reduction,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Field Tests

Haugland, Susan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Reviews computer software that meets the interests and needs of young children and teaches powerful ideas. The evaluations are based on field tests and the following criteria: age appropriateness, child control, clear instructions, expanding complexity, independence, nonviolence, process orientation; real-world model, technical features, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development