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Niess, Margaret L. – Computing Teacher, 1989
This is the third in a series of articles discussing models that can be used to help students visualize the interaction of computer hardware and software. It focuses on a demonstration of how the computer works when the LOGO programing language has been added to memory. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Magnetic Disks, Microcomputers
Niess, Margaret – Computing Teacher, 1990
Discusses competencies necessary for educators using computers that were developed using a modified Delphi procedure in a project conducted by the Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) and Oregon State University. Competencies are listed for teachers, computer teachers, and computer coordinators at the elementary, middle school, and high…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Delphi Technique, Elementary Secondary Education
Jaeger, Michael – Computing Teacher, 1988
Describes a study that examined the effects of various computer reinforcement responses, including graphics and/or sound, on students' attentiveness to the program. Implications for educational software design are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Attention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Habituation
Bitter, Gary G.; Wighton, David – Computing Teacher, 1987
Describes a survey of members of the Educational Software Evaluation Consortium that resulted in a ranked list of 22 criteria used in preparing their annual software preview guide. Noting that content and pedagogical concerns received the highest rankings, the report offers five recommendations for future software development, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Consortia, Courseware
Signer, Barbara – Computing Teacher, 1983
Questionnaires were developed for students and teachers and used with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Software Evaluation Checklist to compare student and teacher perceptions of computer assisted instruction software. Results indicate that formative evaluation should include feedback from both students and teachers to improve software…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Research
Vockell, Edward L.; Kopenec, Donald – Computing Teacher, 1989
Provides a comparison of four database management programs commonly used in schools: AppleWorks, the DOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of PFS, and MECC's Data Handler. Topics discussed include information storage, spelling checkers, editing functions, search strategies, graphs, printout formats, library applications, and HyperCard. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems
Wresch, William – Computing Teacher, 1987
Reports results of survey of teacher training institutions in the United States and Canada to determine training that prospective English teachers receive in the educational uses of computers. Highlights include the use of computers in English methods courses, attitudes of faculty toward computers, and use of computers in schools where student…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, English Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
Watson, Jim – Computing Teacher, 1991
Discussion of cooperative learning focuses on the benefits of using computers. Research that explored benefits of group versus individual computer use is reviewed, size of computer groups is discussed, differentiating tasks to accommodate individual differences is considered, and a cooperative computer project for a newswriting unit for fourth…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Anderson-Inman, Lynne – Computing Teacher, 1991
Describes four research projects that used technology to support reading and writing activities of students with learning disabilities: the first used computerized speech feedback to improve reading skills of elementary students; the second used projection plates in collaborative writing projects; the third used hypertext study guides with ninth…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypermedia
Becker, Henry Jay – Computing Teacher, 1991
Discussion of ways to effectively use computers in classrooms focuses on a national survey, the CompEd survey of the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), that examined computer use in grades 3-12. Highlights include teacher attitudes, teacher roles, and the need for improved software and more powerful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Collis, Betty, Ed. – Computing Teacher, 1988
Summarizes six research studies relating to computers in education. The research areas include the use of computer-generated graphs in critical evaluation and in learning distance and velocity concepts, sex differences in graphing skills, student evaluation of courseware, career paths of women with technological education, and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Critical Thinking
McCurry, Niki; McCurry, Alan – Computing Teacher, 1992
Describes the use of computers for evaluating the Alaska Writing Program (AWP), a computer-based writing curriculum that was developed in the Yukon Koyukuk School District. The Computerized Instrument for Writing Evaluation (CIWE) is explained, and CIWE field test results are presented. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Curriculum Evaluation
Truett, Carol; Ho, Curtis – Computing Teacher, 1986
Respondents to a survey of educational software producers to determine extent to which computer assisted instruction courseware is fieldtested, and what this process involves, indicate that 52% fieldtested all their software. The relevance of these results to school media specialists and their role in selecting and evaluating software is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Biggs, Phil – Computing Teacher, 1988
Discussion of group dynamics and long range planning focuses on a technology audit conducted to help determine a long range plan for computer use in the Rangley, Colorado, public schools. Planning strategies are explained, survey questions are presented, and the actual audit process and trends that emerged from it are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Planning
Martin, Joan; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1990
Describes a study of second graders that was conducted to investigate the use of microcomputer-based software to teach line graph production and interpretation. Abstract concepts between time and distance relationships are discussed, and transfer of skills to other types of graphs on paper are examined. (LRW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Distance
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