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Becker, Gary – Electronic Education, 1982
A brief checklist of relevant issues for school board members, school administrators, and others purchasing microcomputers for use in the schools. (JJD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation, Microcomputers
Kayser, Roger; King, George – Electronic Education, 1984
Lists seven steps to help in making sound decisions when purchasing educational tutorial software. They include considering all possible options; ordering software on an approval basis; running programs from start to finish many times, focusing on a different aspect each time; and completing the software evaluation form that is provided. (MBR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Abernathy, Sandra M.; Denk, Joseph R. – 1982
As part of a preliminary investigation of microcomputer systems' uses and policies at higher education institutions, a questionnaire was sent to the computer center director at 69 land grant institutions in the spring of 1982. Land grant institutions were chosen because they are a fairly small, well-defined group of higher education institutions;…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Equipment Maintenance, Higher Education, Land Grant Universities
Rogers, Everett M.; And Others – 1982
This document reports results from an exploratory investigation into the adoption and use of microcomputers in the home, which involved interviews with 77 home computer owners, 19 individuals who were in the process of computer adoption, and a small sample of home computer manufacturers and retailers. The first two chapters provide information on…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Decision Making, Diffusion (Communication), Information Networks
Peer reviewedLathrop, Ann – Top of the News, 1983
Discusses evaluation of microcomputer courseware for school libraries, noting the evaluation process (selecting evaluation instrument, selecting and obtaining courseware for review), and steps of the evaluation program. Sources of evaluation instruments and courseware reviews, and evaluation forms of California Library Media Consortium for…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Design
Download full textCoombs, Robert W.; And Others – 1983
Designed to assist administrators in making intelligent decisions about microcomputer selection, this nontechnical guide provides information in three areas: how, where, when, and why to use a microcomputer; what questions to ask about software and hardware; and what terminology to use. It provides a framework for answering six questions the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Check Lists, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Levine, L.; And Others – 1986
The impact of growing numbers of personal computers at Dartmouth College was assessed. During one academic year (1984- 1985), the number of personal computers (mostly Macintoshes) grew from less than 50 to almost 2,000. The assessment focused on three areas: purchase and admissions data, student life, and the curriculum. Tentative findings…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
