Descriptor
| Computer Assisted Instruction | 2 |
| Field Tests | 2 |
| Guidelines | 2 |
| Microcomputers | 2 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Computer Literacy | 1 |
| Courseware | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Evaluation Methods | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Instructional Effectiveness | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Computers in the Schools | 1 |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Parents | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedDudley-Marling, Curt; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of the evaluation of educational software highlights two evaluation methods: (1) the York Educational Software Evaluation Scales (YESES), a criterion-based evaluation, and (2) a field-testing approach developed at York University. Guidelines for the field-testing approach include an emphasis on the observation of students. (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Margot, Charlene; Armstrong, Nancy – 1983
Advocating preschool children's introduction to microcomputers, this document describes the advantages of computer learning for the child, academic skills that can be taught, results of an experiment that field tested microcomputers in a nursery school, and guidelines for parents to use when selecting software for their children. An introductory…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Field Tests, Guidelines
