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User Preference and Performance with Three Different Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse, or Touchscreen.
Lin, Chi-Hui; Schmidt, Kathy J. – Educational Technology, 1993
Discussion of computer input devices focuses on the keyboard, mouse, and touchscreen. Related research is reviewed concerning user preference and performance; advantages and disadvantages of each device are described; guidelines for selection are discussed; and suggestions for future research are offered. (19 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines, Input Output Devices, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Salomon, Gavriel – Educational Technology, 1984
Discusses questions of central importance to researchers interested in educational computing, namely long-range, cumulative effects of computer use; cumulative effects on cognition, emotion, and behavior; identification, conceptualization, and study of computers' capabilities carrying the most educational promise; transfer of learning; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Opinion Papers
Schwade, Stephen – Educational Technology, 1984
Presents guidelines for determining when interactive courseware requiring single-keypress responses (multiple choice answers) and constructed responses (typed-in answers) are appropriate for use in the classroom. Research findings of studies concerned with these response types are briefly discussed, and needs for further research are outlined.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructed Response, Courseware
Schuttenberg, Ernest M.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1985
This study compares the expectations of educators, parents, and business leaders regarding computer uses in education with their conceptions of what is actually being done. Respondents saw microcomputer use for recordkeeping, determining instructional needs, and instruction as important potential uses but felt that more should be done. (MBR)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Research
Sanchez, Jaime Hernan – Educational Technology, 1991
Provides an overview of current issues in the implementation and usage of computers in Latin American schools. Ten major trends are discussed, including national policies, training for teachers, computer literacy, software, hardware, curriculum implementation based on programing languages, private support, the absence of networks, publications,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Courseware
Roblyer, M. D. – Educational Technology, 1985
Presents a rationale for future research relating to educational computing, discusses beneficial studies that have been undertaken, and outlines specific areas where further research is needed, including studies on achievement, retention, and transfer measurement; material characteristics which enhance achievement; implementation variables,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics
