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Cornu, Bernard; Dubinsky, Ed – Education and Computing, 1989
Explains a general theory of mathematical knowledge and its acquisition, and discusses the design of instructional computer use, including software, based on that cognitive theory. A programing language called ISETL is described, and preliminary investigations are presented on students' learning about sequences, convergence, and limits. (five…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Epistemology, Instructional Design
Copeland, Peter – 1988
The various criteria upon which interactive video courseware can be judged are outlined. The criteria relate to the critical areas of program usage, content, interactivity, production, presentation, design, and programming. The mnemonic HICUPPP is introduced to describe seven key areas that categorize criteria which can be used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Knezek, Gerald A. – Computing Teacher, 1988
Reviews the historical evolution of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and discusses recent advances in intelligent systems. Intelligent tutoring systems are described from the system designer's and learner's perspectives, and possible future applications are considered. A list of existing intelligent CAI systems is provided. (14 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware
Johnson, James F.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1985
Describes a method for videodisc courseware development utilized by the University of Notre Dame Interactive Videodisc Laboratory staff, which includes production of a storyboard as the final component of the design phase. The three steps of group storyboarding, formative evaluation, and generation of production documents are discussed in detail.…
Descriptors: Courseware, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Design, Material Development
Merrill, M. David – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1985
Primary advantage of authoring languages is special subroutines facilitating educational programing; primary disadvantages are execution speed, memory limitations, and little gain in programing ease. Primary advantage of authoring systems is menu-driven editors; primary disadvantage is significant limitation in the frame-based branching programed…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Branching, Comparative Analysis, Courseware
Aspillaga, Macarena – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Provides recommendations for designing computer screens that will have positive effects on readability and learning. Topics discussed include the use of capital versus lower case letters; interlinear space; line length; and strategies that aid recall, including the use of chunks and margins, and the location of information in relation to graphics.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Display Systems
Honey, Margaret A. – 1990
Noting that formative research on educational computer software has traditionally focused on comprehensibility, appeal, and usefulness, this report argues that these three elements tell us very little about the actual role that the formative researcher plays in the instructional design process. This paper outlines the complexity of the tasks and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Education

Wedman, John F.; Ragan, Tillman J. – AEDS Journal, 1986
Reviews instructional design research and theory and relates it to the design of computer-based instructional materials. Instructional design guidelines are offered to aid software developers in making design decisions on three macrolevel and four microlevel of instruction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Guidelines
Freeman, Ardis; Clark, Richard E. – Performance and Instruction, 1985
Briefly discusses current views of the way anxiety decreases students' learning from instructional software and describes ways software designers might compensate for the learning problems of anxious students. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Courseware, Design Requirements, Instructional Design
Liao, Thomas – Curriculum Review, 1983
Presents an approach to microcomputer courseware design that follows the engineering systems model and discusses areas of expertise needed by courseware designers, key courseware design questions, the accompanying teacher's guide and its components, and evaluation criteria teachers need to remember before purchasing instructional programs. (MBR)
Descriptors: Courseware, Design Requirements, Designers, Evaluation Criteria
Pickens, Diana – 1988
Instructional projects are balanced when the pieces come together at one time with the concurrent approval of all interested parties. The physical analogy of a tripod can serve to illustrate the interaction among three dimensions of all projects: content, or what the course will contain; form, or what the course will look like; and process, or how…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Courseware
Ng, Raymond – 1986
Instructional designers who are asked to convert existing training materials into computer-based training (CBT) must take special precautions to avoid making the product into a sophisticated page turner. Although conversion may save considerable time on subject research and analysis, courses to be delivered through microcomputers may require…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Guidelines
Wedman, John F. – Computing Teacher, 1986
Suggests computer assisted instruction software that doesn't provide all necessary components of a lesson can be useful if the teacher identifies instructional functions (Gagne's Events of Instruction) provided by the program and supplies those that are missing. This framework is applied to analysis of a specific computer program. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
Patterson, Amos C.; Bloch, Bobbie – Educational Technology, 1987
Presents an instructional development model that incorporates formative evaluation techniques, and explores the possible application of the model in developing computer-assisted instruction courseware. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are identified and implications for research on formative evaluation are discussed. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Design

Hammond, Morrison F. – Education and Computing, 1985
Addresses cognitive style and visual literacy in use of instructional computing, focusing on learner interaction with screen displays and ways cognitive style and visual preferences facilitate or inhibit learning, and asks whether having computers in classrooms is only a case of utilizing another form of television. Research areas are suggested.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Technology