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Peer reviewedKunkel, Dale; Canepa, Julie – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1994
Describes a study that examined 48 television stations seeking FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license renewal in 1992 and assesses their efforts to fulfill the programming requirements of the Children's Television Act (CTA) of 1990. Educational programming requirements are explained, and results are reported that indicate inadequate…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Compliance (Legal), Educational Television, Legal Responsibility
Peer reviewedGuzdial, Mark – Interactive Learning Environments, 1994
Discussion of the use of programming as a learning activity focuses on software-realized scaffolding. Emile, software that facilitates programming for modeling and simulation in physics, is described, and results of an evaluation of the use of Emile with high school students are reported. (Contains 95 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCates, Ward Mitchell – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Discussion of the time needed to create computer-based instruction focuses on descriptive analyses of production data gathered from novice instructional designers and novice authors who used a commercial authoring system to produce computer-based lessons. Production ratios are explained, and future research plans are discussed. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Peer reviewedSkill, Thomas; Robinson, James D. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1994
Describes a study that analyzed television series programs from 1950-89 featuring families to identify racial/ethnic composition, number of children, head of household, marital status, and family configuration and to compare television family characteristics with real families based on census figures. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Size
