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Zirkel, Jessica B.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Educational Technology, 1997
Reviews the limited research on computer software alternatives to actual dissection in biology instruction. Concludes that research should include larger more representative samples; higher priority on psychometrically sound instrumentation; a paper-based comparison group; a design that carefully considers attitude; and practical measures to…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation

Buttles, Sunny – American Biology Teacher, 1992
Describes the effects of one computer program used in a nonmajors biology course to provide a model for implementing and validating the use of software programs that incorporate tutorials with laboratory simulations. (Contains 27 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation