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The MEDA Project: Developing Evaluation Competence in the Training Software Domain.
Machell, Joan; Saunders, Murray – Aspects of Educational and Training Technology Series, 1992
The MEDA (Methodologie d'Evaluation des Didacticiels pour les Adultes) tool is a generic instrument to evaluate training courseware. It was developed for software designers to improve products, for instructors to select appropriate courseware, and for distributors and consultants to match software to client needs. Describes software evaluation…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
A Review and Exploratory Investigation of Instructional Design Strategies Relevant to Library and Information Management Software.
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Kazlauskas, Edward John; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
Reviews selected strategies employed in educational and training psychology that might be incorporated into library and information management software. Based on this review, a number of potentially useful features are identified, and an exploratory study of a sampling of library and information management software is conducted based on these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Psychology
The Evaluation of a Microcomputer Scoring Program to Mark Examinee Write-In Responses.
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Harasym, Peter H.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Discussion of the use of human markers to mark responses on write-in questions focuses on a study that determined the feasibility of using a computer program to mark write-in responses for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination. The computer performance was compared with that of physician markers. (seven references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Formative Evaluation of Computer Courseware: An Experimental Comparison of Two Methods.
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Byrum, David C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Discusses formative evaluation of courseware and describes a study of undergraduates that compared the effects of two methods of formative evaluation on the revision of a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program written in HyperCard. Use of the one-to-one method and the small group method of evaluation are explained, and posttest scores are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Development Efficiency and Effectiveness of Alternative Platforms for Intelligent Tutoring for the Mobile Subscriber Radio-Telephone Terminal.
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Orey, Michael; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Describes the use of a commercial hypermedia package for the development of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for the Army's Mobile Subscriber Remote Telephone. Time comparisons with an ITS developed by programmers are discussed; users' evaluations of the two versions are described; and questionnaires used in the study are appended. (Contains…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Author Your Own!! Friendlier Software for Your Instructional Power.
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Brownstein, Erica M.; And Others – 1993
Applications are now available that allow teachers to create presentations and programs tailored to the exact needs of their students. This paper examines tools that may be used for presentations. Programming environments that may be used to develop computer aided instructional programs are also compared and contrasted. The availability of…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development