To maximize the effectiveness of instructional explanations, they should be tailored to an individual learner. However, instructors are often not able to collect diagnostically relevant information about a learner to individualize their explanations. This is particularly true in computer-mediated settings where it is more difficult to thoroughly…

This paper highlights key themes which emerged from schoolgirls' responses to focus group questions regarding perceptions of Information Communication Technology (ICT) subjects in the Queensland senior secondary curriculum, primarily, Information Processing Technology (IPT) and Information Technology Systems (ITS). The 2006 focus group interviews…

As an alternative to dominant cognitive-constructivist approaches to educational technology, this article makes the case for what has been termed a discursive, or postcognitive, psychological research paradigm. It does so by adapting discursive psychological analyses of conversational activity to the study of educational technology use. It applies…

Briefly described is the County of San Mateo Online System (COSMOS) which was developed and is used by the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC) to access the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Fugitive Information Data Organizer (FIDO) databases as well as the curriculum guides housed at SMERC. (TG)

Describes the IBM research library's computer programing for assuring compliance with U.S. Copyright Law. Developed for ease of use by library staff and to be comprehensible to users, the program indicates payment of royalties, obtainment of copy permission, special publisher arrangements, or fair use application for any photocopy requested. (RAA)

This paper reports the results of a controlled field experiment in which voice communication was introduced into an existing online community (online gaming guilds within the popular game "World of Warcraft"), comparing a mix of voice and text with text only. Quantitative results suggest increases in liking and trust due to the addition of voice,…

Develops some of the vocational constructs available through Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration (CHOICES). By making choices immediately through reality-testing in a low-risk counseling environment, the counselor and client are provided with valuable data within a vocational counseling experience. (Author)

The four primary functional areas served by a word processor are discussed. They are data entry, data storage and file manipulation, text editing, and reporting. (MP)

Much of the power of the "information center" comes from its ability to effectively use fourth-generation productivity tools to provide information processing services. A case study of the use of these tools at Western Michigan University is presented. (Author/MLW)

Two major Boston University computer installations--the Academic Computing Center and the office of University Information Systems--are described. Policies and priorities for information systems within the university are established by a committee and proposals for the development of new systems are approved through this committee. (MLW)

A comprehensive review of two new COBOL compilers for microcomputer systems is provided. (Author/TG)

Describes an operational trial of computer-aided information processing methods conducted by a National Science Foundation program office in an effort to show that staff productivity increases with computer augmentation. (FM)

Examines the "functional sentence perspective" theory, working with the concepts of the "theme" and "rheme" of a sentence, and analyzes possibilities for its implementation in the theory of information systems, particularly with respect to the study of so-called thematic progressions in and general structural formula of the text. (Author/CWM)

Focuses on delineating ways of knowing in nursing, with particular attention to the process of scientific discovery and clinical judgment. (JOW)

Describes new microcomputer software and hardware which simplify data communications between computer systems. "Dumb" terminal software, programs which enhance a computer's data communications flexibility by means of character translation and data buffering, stand-alone versus integrated systems, and "smart" modems are…