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Ediger, Marlow – 1985
Microcomputers can be used with simulation software to provide students both with experience in the "real world" of decision making and feedback on the decisions made. Such software allows individual students to choose the roles they wish to play from a menu of diverse roles and provides alternatives for them to consider for each decision to be…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Curriculum Enrichment
Edwards, Bernell J. – 1986
This report documents an experiment to determine the training effectiveness of a microcomputer-based avionics system trainer as a cost-effective alternative to training in the actual aircraft. Participants--26 operationally qualified C-141 pilots with no prior knowledge of the Fuel Saving Advisory System (FSAS), a computerized fuel management…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Aviation Technology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Fernandez, A.; And Others – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1992
Describes microcomputer-based courseware designed for the simulation of the microbiological analysis of drinking water, including digitalized color images. The use of HyperCard is described and evaluation procedures are explained, including evaluation of the learning and of the class. The evaluation questionnaires are appended. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1988
This is a report on the status of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) networked systems utilizing microcomputer technology at the end of the 1987-88 school year, the first year of CAI network implementation in the public schools of Hawaii. Data for the study were collected via: site visitations to 12 of the 19 networked CAI schools; interviews;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation
Browning, Ruth; Durbin, Sandra – 1985
This guide for teachers focuses on how microcomputers may be used in the home economics classroom and how the computer is affecting and changing family life. A brief discussion of potential uses of the microcomputer in educational settings is followed by seven major sections. Sections 1 and 2 provide illustrations and definitions for microcomputer…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Consumer Education
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Blass, Barbara; And Others – 1992
In an effort to increase faculty use and knowledge of computers, Oakland Community College (OCC), in Michigan, developed a Summer Technology Institute (STI), and a Computer Technology Grants (CTG) project beginning in 1989. The STI involved 3-day forums during summers 1989, 1990, and 1991 to expose faculty to hardware and software applications.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Faculty, Community Colleges