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Wager, Walter W.; And Others – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1992
Examines factors affecting selection and development of computer simulations, including type of learner, simulation formats, instructional purposes, learning outcomes, fidelity, learning stages, and logistical issues. A flowchart model and set of prescriptions to help designers arrive at specifications for an instructional simulation are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Selection
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McDonough, Denise; And Others – Computers & Education, 1994
Analyzes the responses to a questionnaire survey conducted at Liverpool University to determine the state of courseware development and the use of computer-based teaching (CBT) throughout the university. Highlights include the need for technical support; the need for collaboration and better communication to prevent duplication of effort; and time…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
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McCormick, Theresa E.; McCoy, Sue Boney – Computers in the Schools, 1990
Discusses the incorporation of multicultural nonsexist education (MCNSE) concepts into the educational software used in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Forty software programs for K-12 social studies are reviewed in terms of six forms of bias, and suggestions for enhancing the integration of CAI with MCNSE are offered. A software evaluation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1991
This report, the sixth in a series of six, describes the evaluative activities carried out during Phase II of the California Educational Technology Assessment Program, and evaluates the partnership program between the California Department of Education (CDE) and seven software publishers. It is noted that this program was formed in 1986 in order…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Harbeck, Julia; Schweizer, Maurya; Pienkowski, Nathan – 1998
This case study covers the process of developing a computer-assisted tutorial on how to write a research paper for returning adults at a community college. This paper discusses the need for faculty development and technical support for instructors who want to implement technology into their classrooms. Preliminary stages of the tutorial…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Orey, Michael; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Describes the use of a commercial hypermedia package for the development of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for the Army's Mobile Subscriber Remote Telephone. Time comparisons with an ITS developed by programmers are discussed; users' evaluations of the two versions are described; and questionnaires used in the study are appended. (Contains…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction