Discussion of learners' preconceptions of media focuses on a study that investigated preservice teachers' preconceptions of the ease of achieving various learning outcomes (i.e., psychomotor, affective, verbal, and intellectual) using the media of interactive video, computers, television, and books. It also examined whether preconceptions varied…

Describes a study that investigated teachers' use of technology, particularly computers, within their curriculum. Examined influences of mini-grants, inservice or post-graduate education, personal and administrative commitment, time for taking classes, and classroom computer access on technology integration. A copy of the questionnaire used is…

Discussion of the instructional effectiveness of educational software focuses on a study of undergraduates that investigated the effectiveness of a problem-solving program designed to assist students in solving nonlinear optimization problems. Results are reported that indicate manual procedures resulted in greater learning than use of the…