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Passardiere, Brigitte de la – Education and Computing, 1986
Describes studies conducted at a French university to evaluate microcomputer software used in computer assisted instruction. Results of questionnaires completed by a sample of 150 students in beginning computing courses are analyzed to determine how such courseware can be improved, and evaluation versus validation is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Courseware, Developed Nations

Cook, Michael – Information Development, 1989
Discusses developments in information technologies, their present state of application, and their general significance for the future of archives and records management systems. The likely impact of future technological developments is considered and the need for infrastructural standards, professional cooperation, and training is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Databases, Developed Nations

Turner, Fay; Daehn, Ralph M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
The first of two articles describes the development of a protocol for interlibrary loan communications by the National Library of Canada, and discusses the benefits derived from standards that allow libraries using different communications equipment to exchange messages. The second discusses the impact of the standardized protocol on…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries

Thorne, Michael – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1987
Describes the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP), a plan developed to help British secondary school students learn about microcomputers and the role of technology in society, and its successor, the Microelectronics Support Unit (MESU). Highlights include curriculum development, teacher training, computer assisted instruction and the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Kirchner, Glenn – Optical Information Systems, 1988
Provides an overview of the design, production, and preliminary testing of a microcomputer-controlled interactive learning workstation developed at Simon Fraser University to teach French as a Second Language. Criteria and guidelines are discussed; the authoring system is explained; and field testing with grades four through seven is described.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
Anderson, Jonathan; And Others – 1986
Designed to provide educational policy-makers and decision-makers with a basis for the development of guidelines for the development of education programs, this report presents an overview of trends and issues in computer education within the countries of the Asia and Pacific region. The impact of computers on society is described, as well as the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1984
Third in a series, this seminar was organized to study the various uses of computer science in education and to analyze the main trends in that field, as well as to discuss problems encountered by the national education systems of 10 countries in the implementation of computer education. This report from that seminar is divided into five major…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development