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Kuiper, Els; de Pater-Sneep, Martie – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2014
Drill-and-practice mathematics software offers teachers a relatively simple way to use technology in the classroom. One of the reasons to use the software may be that it motivates children, working on the computer being more "fun" than doing regular school work. However, students' own perceptions of such software are seldom studied. This…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Drills (Practice), Student Attitudes
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Prvinchandar, Sunita; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study compared the effectiveness of two types of computer software for improving the English writing skills of pupils in a Malaysian primary school. Sixty students who participated in the seven-week training course were divided into two groups, with the experimental group using the StyleWriter software and the control group using the…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Courseware, Writing Improvement, Elementary School Students
Astafan, Christine – Online Submission, 2011
Technology has become an important tool for today's teachers within their classrooms. The music field is experiencing that same importance. One tool that has been developed is "SmartMusic". The purpose of this research was to measure students' progression with rhythm using SmartMusic as an assessment tool to see if it actually benefits the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Web Based Instruction
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Evmenova, Anna S.; Graff, Heidi J.; Jerome, Marci Kinas; Behrmann, Michael M. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
This investigation examined the effects of currently available word prediction software programs that support phonetic/inventive spelling on the quality of journal writing by six students with severe writing and/or spelling difficulties in grades three through six during a month-long summer writing program. A changing conditions single-subject…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Journal Writing, Computer Software Evaluation, Phonetics
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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
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Stover, Dana L.; Pendegraft, Norman – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2005
The first part of this article describes the use of Computer-aided note taking (CAN) for a fifth-grade student with a profound hearing loss who has been mainstreamed in her local grade school since first grade. As such, this is a case study of how technology can directly and dramatically impact the educational experience of a student with a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Grade 5