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Brown, Christine; And Others – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1994
Considers metacognition as a basis for software used in computer-assisted instruction. Topics discussed include the role of the teacher as a facilitator of higher order thinking skills; cognitive tools for learner support; learning theory and instructional design, including behaviorism, information processing, and constructivism; two software…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Yamashita, Irene – Kamehameha Journal of Education, 1995
Several CD-ROM products are being developed in Hawaii as part of MIDAS (Multimedia Industry for the Development of Academic Software), which helps promote technology in the classroom. The article examines how technology provides opportunities for students to develop higher thinking and problem-solving skills. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Creative Teaching
Peer reviewedCarlson, Patricia A.; And Others – T.H.E. Journal, 1996
Describes efforts to adapt R-WISE (Reading and Writing in a Supportive Environment), a computer program developed for the military, for public education. Field testing at MacArthur High School (Texas) using ninth-grade classes is discussed, including fostering higher-order thinking skills, coping with change, and integrating software into the…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Peer reviewedFung, 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
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
Download full textHenderson, Lyn; Eshet, Yoram; Klemes, Joel – 1998
This paper presents findings demonstrating benefits of cooperation between Edunetics, a commercial multimedia production company, and the Plano Independent School District (Texas) that resulted in a unique curriculum integration project. The "Message in a Fossil" (MIF) simulation software was used with three pairs of second grade…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Cooperative Learning
Woodruff, Barbara; Molek, Carol – 1993
These materials were prepared by a project that developed and used a computer-assisted comprehensive life skills curriculum partly based on an existing life skills program, "Everyday Basic Skills," and added new modules in civics and legislative legal issues relevant to Pennsylvania. An 18-page final report is followed by a curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Civics, Civil Law
