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Mirzaei, Maryam Sadat; Akita, Yuya; Kawahara, Tatsuya – Research-publishing.net, 2014
This study investigates a novel method of captioning, partial and synchronized, as a listening tool for second language (L2) learners. In this method, the term partial and synchronized caption (PSC) pertains to the presence of a selected set of words in a caption where words are synced to their corresponding speech signal, using a state-of-the-art…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Skills, Listening Comprehension, Word Frequency
Dowell, David A.; Binette, Holly A. Lizotte – 1989
This paper reports the results of two semesters of experience using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to teach topics in program evaluation to undergraduate and graduate psychology students at California State University, Long Beach. (The topics addressed are models of evaluation, evaluability assessment, needs assessment, experimental and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Field Tests, Graduate Students
Gardner, Marilyn – 1983
Based on the experiences of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), this document offers guidance in the organization and development of a system-wide approach to an extensive expansion of computer technology. The following topics and steps in the process are addressed: identifying the present status of a school system's computer education program;…
Descriptors: Computers, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Wresch, William – 1983
As drill and practice programs in computer assisted instruction (CAI) in English give students a chance to test their understanding and free the teacher from test grading, they seem a legitimate if unexciting use of the computer; but what seems less defensible is that, according to some estimates, 90% of available CAI software is of this drill and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, English Instruction
Dicks, Dennis – 2002
The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal has been addressing the need for new skills in aviation management for almost a decade through its International Aviation MBA, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The School set out in early 1999 to create a version of the program which could…
Descriptors: Aviation Education, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Nagurka, Thomas F. – 1995
This paper describes the COILS (Co-taught Integrated Learning System) program at Boyne City (Michigan) High School. The program utilizes the sequentially based computer programs of the Integrated Learning System (ILS) as well as the co-teaching model to integrate special education students into regular classes in the areas of English, Applied…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Disabilities
Peterson, Daniel L.; Williams, David A. – 1990
In 1987, Northern Arizona University's Center for Excellence in Education agreed to provide computer assisted reading instruction for juvenile delinquents experiencing academic difficulties. An interactive instructional program was used that incorporates the Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS) with the IBM InfoWindow system. PALS…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Phillips, Jeanne; Soule', Helen – 1992
This study assessed whether or not classroom-based micro-computer applications can help improve students' performance on standardized tests, and which subject areas such programs are most effective in for fourth graders in two Mississippi schools. The Teaching and Learning with Computers (TLC) program placed a local area network in the school with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rodd, Jillian; Coombs, Steven – 1998
This paper reviews the development and delivery of a higher education module as part of the University of Plymouth's (England) Integrated Masters Programme (IMP) through the Rural Area Training and Information Opportunities (RATIO) telematic centers. The aim of the project was to provide computer-supported solutions that could assist remote…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Jeris, Laurel; Poppie, Ann – 2002
Fourteen university instructors of Internet-based courses were interviewed and their course syllabi examined to produce instructor profiles of philosophical orientations and instructional strategies. How the instructors' belief systems regarding the effective teaching of adults changed as a result of teaching online was examined. The Philosophical…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Citizenship