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Accessing Elaborations on Core Information in a Hypermedia Environment.
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Welsh, Thomas M.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Describes a study of undergraduates that compared three strategies for indicating links in a hypermedia system to determine their effect on learner navigation and learner perceptions of ease of use. Highlights include three linking display types; the density of links; elaboration types; time intervals; and implications for hypermedia system…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Evaluating Instructional Software: A Simplified Model.
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Zahner, Jane E.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discusses the evaluation of instructional software, describes two versions of a software evaluation model, and reports the results of two studies that compared evaluative decisions based upon subjective software ratings and data collected using both versions of the evaluation model. Teacher use of student data for decision making is also examined.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Learning Disabled Students' Interactions with Commercial Courseware: A Naturalistic Study.
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Neuman, Delia – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1991
Describes a study that investigated the interaction of learning-disabled students and their teachers with instructional elements of commercial courseware. The relationship of courseware design to student independence and motivation is discussed, implications for improving courseware design are noted, and ideas for further research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Classroom Restructuring: What Do Teachers Really Need?
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Fishman, Barry J.; Duffy, Thomas M. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Describes the results of a needs analysis conducted to determine the requirements of teachers who wish to restructure their classrooms. The development of Strategic Teaching Frameworks, a hypermedia system to aid teachers and administrators in adopting new approaches to teaching, is explained; and tools and resources needed for change are…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
Evaluating Instructional Software.
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Reiser, Robert A.; Dick, Walter – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Describes a new model for evaluating instructional software that focuses on the extent to which students learn the skills a software package is intended to teach. Results of a field test of fifth grade students are reported, and implications of the initial evaluation of the model are discussed. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Research in Interactive Technologies at the Children's Television Workshop.
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Strommen, Erik F.; Revelle, Glenda L. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Presents an overview of research issues that have confronted the Interactive Technologies Division (ITD) of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) and proposes a model for integrating research into the software design process. Highlights include the role of research literature; and formative research relating to software, interactive compact…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Educational Television