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Peer reviewedLougee, Carolyn Chappell – History Microcomputer Review, 1988
Discusses a computer software package, available for the Apple Macintosh, which simulates the economic and social climate during the reign of Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715. Describes the benefits of using the program as a tool for teaching social history. Includes a course outcome and brief bibliography. (GEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Course Descriptions
Rosen, Edward; McKim, James C., Jr. – Journal of Computer Science Education, 1992
Presents the underlying ideas of the Software Cost Reduction (SCR) approach to requirements specifications. Results of applying this approach to the teaching of programing to high school students indicate that students perform better in writing programs. An appendix provides two examples of how the method is applied to problem solving. (MDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
