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Peer reviewedHerskovitz, Antol H. – Journal of Biocommunication, 1979
Suggests that (1) research has not produced an algorithm for the selection of media formats, (2) more research is required on the effects of present technology, and (3) production decisions are influenced by many considerations. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Intermode Differences, Media Research
Grabowski, Barbara L. – 1989
This paper discusses media comparison studies and reasons that research of this nature is pursued, especially in the area of computer-based interactive video (CBIV). Three scenarios are presented to demonstrate instances in which the knowledge of the relative effectiveness of CBIV is important and useful: (1) the case of the administrator who…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBest, Bruce; And Others – Educational and Training Technology International, 1990
Description of the University of Guam focuses on its role in distance education for Micronesia. An experimental distance education model based on the use of commercially produced videotapes is described, cost comparisons are made with on-campus courses, sociocultural educational implications are discussed, and prospects for the future are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Shavelson, Richard J.; Winkler, John D. – 1982
Claims that computers and other high technology can replace teachers and staff, thereby reducing educational costs, are unwarranted for several reasons. First, most cost analyses focus on hardware costs, which are not the major factor directing the cost of computer assisted instruction (CAI). Second, technology is more likely to change the skill…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers
Peer reviewedGullickson, Arlen; Farland, Dale – TechTrends, 1990
Discussion of the use of microcomputers for developing tests for paper-and-pencil presentation compares two options: item-bank, or test-generator software, and word processing. Tests and test generators supplied by textbook publishers are described, cost effectiveness is considered, and possible future developments are suggested. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFuruta, Kenneth; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
These three articles address issues in library cataloging that are affected by automation: (1) the impact of automation and bibliographic utilities on professional catalogers; (2) the effect of the LASS microcomputer software on the cost of authority work in cataloging at the University of Arizona; and (3) online subject heading and classification…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Download full textFahy, Patrick J. – 2000
Online teaching technologies still have three main disadvantages: cost, complexity, and negative impacts on productivity. In many areas of Canada, cost is still a major factor affecting ownership and use of computers and other new technologies. Until online teaching technologies become as simple to use as telephones and new cars, they will…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
