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Bell, T. H. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
Secretary T. H. Bell (in an appearance before the House Committee on Science and Technology) provides a description of and discusses issues related to the influx of computers among educational institutions in the United States. Rapid spread of microcomputers, lack of commercial software, and software development are among the areas explored. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Coordination, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Barclay, William L. – 1985
Graphing is a common and powerful symbol system for representing concrete data. Yet research has shown that students often have graphical misconceptions about how graphs are related to the concrete event. Currently, the Technical Education Research Center (TERC) is developing microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL) science units that use probes to…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs
Garland, Virginia E. – 1985
Arguing that the most effective types of managerial computer software for teacher use are word processing, database management, and electronic spreadsheet packages, this paper uses Apple Writer, PFS File, and VisiCalc as examples of such software and suggests ways in which they can be used by classroom teachers. Applications of Apple Writer that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Material Development
Tindall, Lloyd W.; Gugerty, John J. – 1982
Microcomputer assisted instruction for the vocational education of special needs students is in the formative stage. Computer programmers do not understand educational processes well enough to produce effective software, while the majority of special needs educators lack computer training. Special needs educators need to use existing knowledge in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Directories, Disabilities
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Wighton, David – Computers and Education, 1984
Discusses functions of the Alberta (Canada) Computer Technology Project's courseware clearinghouse, reviews findings on instructional software quality, identifies software development trends, and discusses need for support systems to facilitate the incorporation of computer assisted instruction in Canadian schools. (MBR)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation
Yates, Christopher – 1989
Perhaps the most significant development in microcomputer technology over the last two years has been the development of desktop publishing techniques. This technology promises to offer some significant advantages to institutions developing instructional materials in less developed countries, particularly in terms of control, cost effectiveness,…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Cost Effectiveness, Desktop Publishing, Developing Nations
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Post, Paul E.; Sarapin, Marvin I. – 1983
Following a brief description of types of computer assisted instruction (tutorial, drill and practice, and simulation/games), this document provides the following BASIC programming routines: variable typing, range error maskings, default entries, having user check input, allowing users to change input, response checker for numbers, response…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Display Aids
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Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Highlights four workshops held at the Seventh Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (Stillwater, Oklahoma 1982). Workshops focused on microcomputer tools for chemists, writing software for microcomputers, Project SERAPHIM instructional computer programming contest, and preparing three-dimensional photographs of models and structures. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Programs, Higher Education
Smith, Allan L. – 1984
Following a brief description of the microcomputing program at Drexel University, which requires all freshman to have access to a personal computer and offers Macintosh microcomputers and software at a low cost to entering freshman, this paper summarizes the written sources of information on the program. Four examples of how currently available…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Engineering Education
Tinker, Robert F. – 1985
Recent technological advances and new software packages put unprecedented power for experimenting and theory-building in the hands of students at all levels. Microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) and model-solving tools illustrate the educational potential of the technology. These tools include modeling software and three MBL packages (which are…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Helsel, Sandra – 1990
Four major education and training markets for multimedia products are: (1) industrial training; (2) management and professional education; (3) medicine and the health sciences; and (4) formal education, including public, higher and adult education. The industrial training market refers to the development of nonmanagerial, technical, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Courseware, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Thornton, Ronald K. – 1985
A promising new development in science education is the use of microcomputer-based laboratory tools that allow for student-directed data acquisition, display, and analysis. Microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL) make use of inexpensive microcomputer-connected probes to measure such physical quantities as temperature, position, and various…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary School Science
McDonald, Janet L. – 1983
The development of a two week summer institute for seventh and eighth grade students who are gifted in math and science and are interested in computers is summarized, and various project materials are appended. Objectives of the 1982 microcomputer summer institute, which was sponsored by the State University of New York at Albany, included:…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Computer Science Education, Gifted, Junior High Schools
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Butcher, P. G. – Computers and Education, 1986
Describes design and production of the award-winning software used to control Great Britain's Open University Materials Science videodisc, the Teddy Bear Disc, which is used to teach undergraduate students about materials engineering. The disc is designed for use in one-week sessions, which students attend in July or August. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Design, Diagrams
Ruby, Ralph, Jr. – 1983
In some aspects, high school business education is the answer to the computer advocate's prayer. Because business education on the secondary level deals in part with numbers, measurement, word processing, and transfer of data by electronic means, it invites computer-aided instruction (CAI) and computer-managed instruction (CMI). The first…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs
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