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Kaput, James J.; Thompson, Patrick W. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1994
Discusses the interactions between technology and research in mathematics education, including computer-assisted instruction, role of technology in learning, use of computer environments to study students' mathematical concept formation, research methodologies, interactive technologies, and lack of technology-related research in the "Journal…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
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Cassidy, Margaret – New Jersey Journal of Communication, 1998
Examines over 70 years of efforts to bring media/new technologies into the classroom. Discusses common threads in the hopes and plans for educational radio, instructional television, and computer-assisted instruction. Looks at obstacles to implementation of these initiatives. Concludes that present-day efforts to integrate new technology into K-12…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation
Lamos, Joseph P. – 1984
This review of the evolution of programmed instruction from Pressey and Skinner to the present suggests that current computer technology will be able to free the learner from the limitations of time and place as Pressey originally proposed. It is noted that Skinner provided the necessary foundation for treating the learning process on an…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Cory, Sheila – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discusses changes that have occurred in educational computing since 1983 and considers leadership needs for the future. Hardware and software are discussed; approaches to computers in the curriculum are reviewed; and developmental stages in involving a school district with computer use are explained, including the role of leadership at each stage.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Modesitt, Kenneth L. – 1989
This personal account of the development of computer-based learning from the 1960s to the present argues that the 1960s were a period of gestation. Instructional applications of computers at that time included efforts to simulate physics experiments and the debut of the PLATO system, which already had the ability to deliver interactive instruction…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Technology
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Hubbard, Geoffrey – Education and Computing, 1985
Discusses the history of educational computing in England, which started about 1970 when the government-funded Microelectronics Education Programme began. The Programme's main areas of activity are outlined and the role of the Council for Educational Technology in these activity areas is described. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational History
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Giblin, Roger – Physics Education, 1979
Summarized are the key features of the revolution in electronics, namely (1) capacity, (2) cost, (3) speed, and (4) size. Outlined also are some possible implications for the future with particular reference to telecommunications, medical services and education. (CS)
Descriptors: Biomedical Equipment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Electronics
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Boda, Edit; Tompa, Klara – Educational Media International, 1992
Discussion of the spread of educational technology and its influence on students focuses on experiences in Hungary. Topics discussed include the design of instructional materials, including software; curriculum development and the use of media; the teaching-learning process; goals of media use; examples from elementary and secondary education; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Deutsch, William – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Reviews the history of the development of the field of performance technology. Highlights include early teaching machines, instructional technology, learning theory, programed instruction, the systems approach, needs assessment, branching versus linear program formats, programing languages, and computer-assisted instruction. (LRW)
Descriptors: Branching, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Intellectual Disciplines
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Liao, Tai-Chu – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Discusses the historical development of educational technology in China and describes current concerns and practices. Topics discussed include the inadequacy of the present educational system; implementing educational technology; the need for theoretical studies; the need for integration of hardware and software; distance education; individualized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Distance Education, Educational History
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Withrow, Frank B. – T.H.E. Journal, 1997
Discusses the introduction of different types of technology in education since the 18th century: print, photographs and illustrations, motion pictures, computers, computer-based learning, educational television programming, online courses, World Wide Web, and multimedia. Predicts that digital technologies will have an impact on 21st-century…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Troutner, Joanne – 1991
This paper establishes the roots of computers and automated teaching in the field of psychology and describes Dr. S. L. Pressey's presentation of the teaching machine; B. F. Skinner's teaching machine; Meyer's steps in composing a program for the automated teaching machine; IBM's beginning research on automated courses and the development of the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
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McIsaac, Marina Stock – Educational Media International, 1992
Considers ways in which technology such as computer networks may affect the future development of education in Turkey. A historical-cultural perspective of Turkish education is provided; education as an agent for transmitting cultural values is discussed; computerized information networks are described; and obstacles are considered. (eight…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cultural Context, Developing Nations
Iwaki, H.; Hamano, Y. – 1985
The first chapter of this overview of communications development and its use for instructional purposes in Japan reviews the history of mass communications in Japan, i.e., newspapers, movies, radio, and television, and notes the advent of new media. The second chapter describes the use of movies and radio in both social and formal classroom…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developed Nations
Wan, Jiaro; Li, Zhongmin – 1988
This paper summarizes the development of educational technology in China from 1949-1966 and from 1976 to the present, and training in educational technology since 1980. It also summarizes research in educational technology--which has recently shifted from an epistemological to a methodological perspective--with higher levels of research being done…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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