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Computers and the Development of Design Decision Making Skills.
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Blandford, Ann; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Discussion of how to teach decision-making skills to undergraduate engineering design students highlights a computer-based decision support tool, WOMBAT (Weighted Objectives Method by Arguing with the Tutor). Changes in WOMBAT from an earlier version are described, and an example of dialog between a user and the system is included. (Contains 24…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Decision Making
A Shared View on Educational Media.
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Brandao, Ida – Educational Media International, 1999
Discussion of the need for new teaching practices and teacher training to support the integration of information and communication technology focuses on national programs in Portugal. Discusses the production of educational software, production of information for the World Wide Web, and technology-skills stages for teacher training. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Technology
Human Resources Skills: Learning through an Interactive Multimedia Business Simulation.
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Klassen, Johanna; Drummond, Damon – International Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Describes and evaluates the design and development of an interactive multimedia simulation package for management education called Business Simulation which combines the concepts of case study methods with business simulation games. It is designed to provide students with skills-based training in human resources management, particularly…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Computer Simulation
Development of a Computer Program for Teaching Periodontal Diagnosis Based on Clinical Epidemiological Principles.
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Fung, Kelvin; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1995
Development of an inexpensive but powerful computer program to teach clinical periodontal diagnosis using epidemiological principles is described. Using probabilistic thinking, the student is guided from application of raw research data to derivation of likelihood ratios and how they affect clinical decision making. Student response was found to…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Critical Thinking
Using the World Wide Web To Improve Medication Calculation Skills.
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Stillman, Gloria A.; Alison, Justine; Croker, Felicity – Innovations in Education and Training International, 1999
Describes the development of a computer-assisted learning package at James Cook University (Australia) that uses the World Wide Web to provide accessible practice in medication calculations for undergraduate nursing students and inservice education for nurses in isolated areas. Highlights include design features, constraints, cost effectiveness,…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Cost Effectiveness
Teaching Listening Skills via Interactive Videodisc.
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Cronin, Michael W. – T.H.E. Journal, 1993
Describes the development, implementation, and assessment of an interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) program that used interactive videodisc to teach listening skills. Results of an experimental study with college students at Radford University (Virginia) that tested the effectiveness of the IMI program are discussed, and future applications…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
How To Improve Critical Thinking Using Educational Technology.
van Gelder, Tim – 2001
Critical thinking is highly valued but difficult to teach effectively. The Reason! project at the University of Melbourne (Australia) has developed the Reason!Able software as part of a general method aimed at enhancing critical thinking skills. Students using Reason!Able appear to make dramatic gains. This paper describes: (1) the challenge…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware