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Issues to Consider in Designing WebQuests: A Literature Review
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Kurt, Serhat – Computers in the Schools, 2012
A WebQuest is an inquiry-based online learning technique. This technique has been widely adopted in K-16 education. Therefore, it is important that conditions of effective WebQuest design are defined. Through this article the author presents techniques for improving WebQuest design based on current research. More specifically, the author analyzes…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Performance Factors, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
If You Meet the Computer Guru on the Road, Kill Him (or Her).
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Gore, Kay – Computers in the Schools, 1989
Discusses problems and misconceptions concerning the appropriate use of computers in K-12 classrooms. The use of software to support computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is described, teacher-written software is discussed, telecommunications issues are considered, and the role of administrators and teachers is examined. (two references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
An Historical Perspective on the Design of Computer-Assisted Instruction: Lessons from the Past.
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Price, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 1989
Presents a brief history of the development of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Topics discussed include programmed instruction (PI); PLATO; CAI in elementary and secondary public schools; computer-managed instruction (CMI); administrative uses of computers; the development of minicomputers and microcomputers; educational software and its…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
A Field-Testing Approach to Software Evaluation.
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Dudley-Marling, Curt; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of the evaluation of educational software highlights two evaluation methods: (1) the York Educational Software Evaluation Scales (YESES), a criterion-based evaluation, and (2) a field-testing approach developed at York University. Guidelines for the field-testing approach include an emphasis on the observation of students. (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
A Comparison of Third-Grade Student Performance in Division of Whole Numbers Using a Microcomputer Drill Program: An Alternative View.
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Vogel, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 1989
Criticizes the statistical methods used in a previously published article that compared a commercially produced computer program with traditional teaching methods. Measures of instructional effectiveness are described, the assignment of student pairs is examined, and the use of blocking variables with analysis of variance is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Criticism
Description of a Web-Driven, Problem-Based Learning Environment and Study of the Efficacy of Implementation in Educational Leader Preparation
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Mayer, Christine; Musser, Dale; Remidez, Herbert – Computers in the Schools, 2002
A Web-driven problem-based learning environment and instructional system was conceived and developed to study the marriage of the problem-based learning instructional method and Web technologies for instructional delivery of educational administration content material. The project described herein was undertaken to examine the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Educational Administration