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Peer reviewedElias, Maurice J.; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1979
Discusses computerized management information systems (MIS) data in mental health program evaluation. Using an actual evaluation with data from the Multi-State Information System as an example, practical problems in collecting and assembling useful information are presented. MIS data can be useful; however, care must be taken to assure the quality…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computers, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods
Meyer, Philip – 1973
Emphasizing changes brought about in the social sciences by the electronic computer, this book explains to journalists the uses of quantitative methods and tools for gathering and preparing the news story. Chapters include "The Need for New Tools,""Getting Used to Numbers,""Concepts, Models, and Hypothesis…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Government Data Systems, 1973
Article describes the computer-based project in Barstow, California. The project seeks determination of students' learning achievements and whether these learning levels are rising at an acceptable rate to meet predetermined goals. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedHeins, Conrad F.; And Others – Environmental Science and Technology, 1975
New ways of obtaining environmental data are being developed to meet the demand for comprehensive, accurate, and timely information on the environment. This article examines four developments that are transforming the entire field of environmental measurement: spectroscopy; satellite transmission of environmental data; remote sensing; and…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Environment, Environmental Research
Coonce, Leland H. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
Alternatives to the normal detail bid specifications usually required for public institutions of higher education to purchase computer software are examined. It is suggested that the request for proposal method described offers the consumer a better understanding of individual software vendors' products. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computers, Consumer Education
Barnett, Bruce D. – Creative Computing, 1980
A computer program that performs the computations involved in recording and averaging grades is presented and described. It can combine homework, in-term tests, and a final examination. The program is written in BASIC. (MP)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Technology
Wadham, Rex A. – 1979
The Timed Interval Categorical Observation Recorder (TICOR), a portable, battery powered microcomputer designed to automate the collection of sequential and simultaneous behavioral observations and their associated durations, was developed to overcome problems in gathering subtle interaction analysis data characterized by sequential flow of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Programs, Computers, Data Analysis
Download full textGeneral Learning Corp., Washington, DC. – 1968
The feasibility of using a centralized data processing facility to sever a large group of secondary schools and the capabilities of two alternative systems were investigated. The population to be served included 100,000 students in grades 9-14 attending 50 schools in an area having a hundred mile radius. Service requirements were defined to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Centralization, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
Abrams, Marshall D.; And Others – 1976
Measures, tools, and techniques applicable to the performance measurement of computer communication networks are described for technicians who procure computer services from a remote access network. Cost considerations are discussed as a major component of evaluation, and measurement and evaluation methodologies are surveyed. External measurement…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communications, Computer Programs, Computers
Palmer, Crescentia – 1976
A comparison of costs for computer-based searching of Psychological Abstracts and Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) systems by the New York State Library at Albany was produced by combining data available from search request forms and from bills from the contract subscription service, the State University of New…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
International Business Machines Corp., White Plains, NY. – 1967
The economic and technical feasibility of providing a remote terminal central computing facility to serve a group of 25-75 secondary schools and colleges was investigated. The general functions of a central facility for an educational cluster were defined to include training in computer techniques, the solution of student development problems in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Centralization, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Storage Devices
Foley, J. W.; And Others – 1969
Two regional educational data processing centers, operating in the field of school planning and services, are described in detail and used as examples to aid in establishing similar information systems. Instructions for creating a center are offered in general: developing an event chart and defining objectives, scope, staff characteristics,…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary School Services, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
