A teacher's system for using a computer to assess children's performance in physical fitness and sports skills is described. The computer stores test scores, helps identify individual needs, and provides a detailed written report to parents about their child's progress. Sample student profiles and reports are included. (PP)

Details classroom use of SuperCalc, a software accounting package developed originally for small businesses, as a computerized gradebook. A procedure which uses data from the computer gradebook to produce weekly printed reports for parents is also described. (MBR)

A description of a microcomputer based special education information management system which provides: class lists, program summaries, individual data files, pupil counts, mailing labels, and program titles. The text of the computer program is included. (JJD)

Discusses the advantages of using computer managed instruction (CMI) at all grade levels for record keeping, testing, and providing pupils with formative evaluation and diagnostic feedback. Several CMI software packages for use on different microcomputers, including authoring systems, are described and their prices are given. (EAO)

The computerized "Assistant Prof" program at the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg is written in Lotus 1-2-3 to aid college professors in all their various administrative duties. The program performs four distinctive functions: (1) record keeping; (2) form producing; (3) grade calculating; and (4) feedback of student class…

The purpose of this paper is to present the multiple uses that can be derived from special education student database information and used in the evaluation of special education programs. Within the San Juan (California) Unified School District, many evaluation studies draw directly upon information which is in the computerized record system. This…

Describes the implementation of a computer managed instruction system, PROJECT BASIC, in an elementary school. Developed by Evans Newton Incorporated, PROJECT BASIC uses a microcomputer to record student progress, assist in test scoring, and group children according to their instructional needs in mathematics, reading, and written communication.…

The purpose of the computerized Reading Program Management System is to assist reading specialists of the District Heights Elementary School (Maryland) to perform four specific reading program tasks: placement, grouping, monitoring, and materials supply. The system uses a general purpose, commercial data management software package called DB…

Techniques of competency identification, module preparation, and learning management are discussed in "An Effective Measurement of Performance" by Kenneth Allen; "The Making of a Module" by Jan Danford; and "Managing a CBVE Classroom" by Sonja Irlbeck. (SK)

Administrative and instructional uses of microcomputers with hearing impaired students (infants to junior high level) are described. Uses include data storage and retrieval, maintenance of student history files, storage of test data, and vocabulary reinforcement for students. (CL)

Discusses gradebook programs, both for schools with electronic administrative programs and those without. Outlines problems and benefits of selected programs, focusing on intuitiveness (ease of use for those with little training); report generators and customization abilities; and graphing and attendance-keeping capabilities. (AEF)

Describes a computerized pupil profile which has a diagnostic component for identification and evaluation of learning difficulties; a learning style component that identifies, evaluates, prioritizes, and records the best types of instructional activities; and may also translate educational research findings into classroom practice. (MBR)

Efficient and convenient comprehensive information systems, long kept from coming into being by a variety of obstacles, are now made possible by the concept of distributive processing and the technology of micro- and mini-computer networks. Such systems can individualize instruction, group students efficiently, cut administrative costs, streamline…

A special education record-keeping system using bar code symbols and optical scanners is described. Bar code symbols were created for each Individualized Educational Plan objective, and symbols are scanned when students emit targeted behaviors. A weekly printed report of student performance is produced. Advantages, disadvantages, and costs are…

A project was undertaken to develop a microcomputer program that would allow vocational agriculture instructors and students to enter information concerning a supervised occupational experience program (SOEP) into the computer. From there the program was to assist students to summarize that information from multiple entries and to print it out in…