Four Computer Features to Avoid.

Trollip, Stanley R.

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ERIC Number: EJ354421

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Publication Date: 1987

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Four Computer Features to Avoid.

Trollip, Stanley R.

Computing Teacher, v14 n8 p33-35 May 1987

Describes four computer program features to avoid when using microcomputers for instruction: (1) fill-justified text, which may slow reading rate; (2) drill randomization, which may increase learning time needed; (3) timed pauses, which are based on averages that are seldom realized; and (4) flashing text, which may create negative attitudes among students. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Display Systems, Drills (Practice), Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers, Reading Rate, Student Attitudes, Time Factors (Learning), Word Processing

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Language: English

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