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Smith, T. Michael; Andrews, Kenneth G. – Computers in the Schools, 1985
To better appreciate the role computer-assisted video instruction serves in education, this article examines the major features of the individual component technologies--computer assisted instruction, film, videotape, and videodisc; discusses potential effects and pitfalls of computer-assisted video instruction; and reviews research on its…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Films, Instructional Design

Grabe, Mark – Computers in the Schools, 1984
Reviews author's opinions of the evaluation process as applied to microcomputer applications in elementary and secondary classrooms and discusses additional specific evaluation issues that need to be considered, i.e., motivational value, computer simulations, and social interaction among students and teachers and students and peers. (23…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation

Blanchard, Jay S. – Computers in the Schools, 1987
This review of cognitive development research in the area of computer-based reading instruction focuses on reinforcement and instructional objectives. Differences between extrinsic and intrinsic reinforcement and motivation are discussed, types of objectives and learner characteristics are described, and implications for instructional design are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education