NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Information Technology: Building Structures in Initial Teacher Training to Develop Effective Practitioners.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McDonald, Shiona – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1993
Describes a project in the English Language Department of St. Andrew's College (Scotland) that was developed as part of the SPRITE initiative to increase the use of information technology in teacher training programs. Background for the SPRITE initiative is presented; and a consultancy model for staff development is explained. (Contains 18…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Education, Information Technology and Cognitive Science.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Scaife, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses information technology and its effects on developmental psychology and children's education. Topics discussed include a theory of child-computer interaction (CCI); programing; communication and computers, including electronic mail; cognitive science; artificial intelligence; modeling the user-system interaction; and the future of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Independent Policy Evaluation.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
MacDonald, Barry; Stronach, I. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Describes a formative evaluation proposal submitted to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the United Kingdom to explore the potential impact of the Information Technology in Education Research (InTer) Program. The philosophies of evaluation and of the evaluator role are discussed, and aims and methodology of the evaluation are…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization
Pre-course IT Skills of Teacher Trainees: A Longitudinal Study.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lienard, Brian – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1995
Describes a longitudinal study conducted at the University of London (England) that investigated the prior instructional technology (IT) experience of Post-Graduate Certificate in Education students. IT skills and the National Curriculum are considered, and implications for IT training within initial teacher training courses are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
What Goes On in School-based ITT?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Collison, Jill; Murray, D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1995
Describes a program developed at the University College of St. Martin (United Kingdom) to help trainee teachers learn to use instructional technology. Highlights include school-based initial teacher training (ITT), classroom teachers as role models and mentors, lesson planning, and evaluating instructional technology lessons. (LRW)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Tools for Exploratory Learning.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bliss, Joan; Ogborn, Jon – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses the nature and function of mental models, explains tools for exploratory and expressive learning, and describes a research program to be conducted in the United Kingdom for 10- to 16-year-olds that is designed to explore characteristics of students' mental models. Highlights include knowledge domains; software, including simulations; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Discovery Learning
Information Technology in the National Curriculum.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Griffin, Jacky A.; Davies, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1990
Describes provisions for information technology in the National Curriculum for elementary and secondary students in England and Wales. Topics discussed include the current state of information technology in schools; teacher development; learning resources; local education authority (LEA) policies; equality of opportunity; learning processes; and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Learning with New Information Technologies in Schools: Perspectives from the Psychology of Learning and Instruction.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
De Corte, Erik – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1990
Discusses the use of new information technology in schools and reviews research on the psychology of learning and instruction. Highlights include a theory of expertise; individual differences in learning; the role of prior knowledge; social interaction and learning; transfer of cognitive skills; and designing computer-based learning environments.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Computers and Sacred Cows.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hooper, Richard – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1990
This discussion of educational technology and the role of computers is based on the author's experiences with the United Kingdom's National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning (NDPCAL). Highlights include curriculum development; teachers' roles; research and development; evaluation; control group experiments; instructional…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Control Groups, Curriculum Development