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Becker, Henry Jay – Educational Technology, 2000
What uses of computers have effects on student engagement that seem most predicative of important learning? This research provides some evidence about this, examining empirical associations between kinds of software students use, teachers' pedagogical motivations behind their use, and one measure of student engagement: teachers' estimates of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Hamilton, Wayne – Educational Technology, 1987
Examines the nature of desktop publishing and how it can be used in the classroom for gifted/talented students. Characteristics and special needs of such students are identified, and it is argued that desktop publishing addresses those needs, particularly with regard to creativity. Twenty-six references are provided. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Creative Development, Electronic Publishing
Ference, Pamela R.; Vockell, Edward L. – Educational Technology, 1994
Discusses adult learner characteristics, explains events of instruction, and describes how the characteristics of adult learners can be merged with these events of instruction to help facilitate instruction in software use. Highlights include gaining attention; motivation; stimulating recall of prerequisite material; feedback; performance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
Norton, Priscilla; Resta, Virginia – Educational Technology, 1986
This study investigated the impact of integrated learning systems, problem solving software, and simulation software on elementary students' reading performance. Results indicate students entering fourth through sixth grade profited more from instruction supplemented by problem-solving and simulation software than from skills instruction. Results…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Covariance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation