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Keeping Students in School: Software as an Effective Tool.
Small, Gail – Media and Methods, 1989
Discussion of at-risk elementary and secondary school students focuses on the use of computers and appropriate software as tools to help keep these students in school. Uses of software are described for skills building, as a motivational tool, to strengthen critical thinking, and as a tutor in specific subject areas. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Computers and the Development of Design Decision Making Skills.
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Blandford, Ann; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Discussion of how to teach decision-making skills to undergraduate engineering design students highlights a computer-based decision support tool, WOMBAT (Weighted Objectives Method by Arguing with the Tutor). Changes in WOMBAT from an earlier version are described, and an example of dialog between a user and the system is included. (Contains 24…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Decision Making
Computer Enhanced Problem Solving Skill Acquisition.
Slotnick, Robert S. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Discusses the implementation of interactive educational software that was designed to enhance critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving in a university psychology course. Piagetian and computer learning perspectives are explained; the courseware package, PsychWare, is described; and the use of heuristics and algorithms in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Transfer of Computer Skills from Introductory Computer Courses.
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Beard, Charles H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discusses the positive transfer of computer-related skills to new computer tasks and reviews transfer-related literature to provide recommendations to facilitate better transfer of students' skills from introductory computer classes to future needs. Topics addressed include course goals, user interfaces, problem solving, and software. (Contains 60…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Course Objectives, Courseware
The Computer Lab: A Bad Idea Now Sanctified.
Salomon, Gavriel – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses computer labs in schools and argues that they are not effective in integrating computers into the curriculum. Highlights include acquiring computer skills for computer-related classroom activities; the quality of courseware; and a case study of a sixth grade social studies lesson that integrated the computer into classroom activities.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Software Trends and Trendsetters: How They're Shaping an Industry.
McGinty, Tony; And Others – Electronic Learning, 1987
Discusses trends in educational software and the effects of new developments on publishers and on the computer industry. Marketing prospects for software are examined, and recent advances are highlighted, including integrated learning systems, skill-based software, software tied to textbooks, networking, and freeware. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware, Curriculum Development
An Educational Technology Center: A Proposed Organizational Structure.
Jelden, D. L. – 1984
The proposed organizational and activity structure for an Educational Technology Center would provide opportunities for educational research, hardware/software/courseware services, and training programs to prepare professionals in the field. Advances in industrial, communications, and educational technologies necessitate the implementation of an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware, Education Service Centers