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Evaluating Computer Books with the Yawn Index.
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Betza, Ruth E. – Reading Horizons, 1987
Presents guidelines for evaluating computer trade books for children. Includes results for 47 books evaluated using the "Yawn index." (HTH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Readability
The Introduction of Social Studies Vocabulary by Semantic Feature Analysis: Using a Microcomputer Database Program--A Description.
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French, Michael P.; Cook, Nancy – Reading Horizons, 1987
Summarizes a teaching experiment in which two data management software packages--PFS:File and PFS:Reports, were adapted for classroom instruction to introduce social studies vocabulary concepts using the semantic feature method. (HTH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education