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Download full textWeaver, Dave – 1989
This report provides an analysis of microcomputer software available for elementary and secondary level instruction in 1989 as compared to 1984. Data from the Resources in Computer Education (RICE) database are used to compare distribution of software programs by grade level; hardware manufacturer; application type (drill, tutorial, simulation,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Peer reviewedRoss, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Hannay, Lynne – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2001
This study examined the collateral effects of WiggleWorks, an interactive literacy program, in two settings: a cohort study comparing random samples of grade 1 and 2 students before and after software implementation, and a longitudinal sample tracing students from kindergarten to grade 1. Showed increases in computer use, skills, and…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware
Peer reviewedBliss, Joan; Ogborn, Jon – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses the nature and function of mental models, explains tools for exploratory and expressive learning, and describes a research program to be conducted in the United Kingdom for 10- to 16-year-olds that is designed to explore characteristics of students' mental models. Highlights include knowledge domains; software, including simulations; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedBecker, Henry Jay – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Reports the results of the U.S. portion of a 1989 survey of elementary and secondary schools conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) that focused on school and teacher practices in using microcomputers. Highlights include hardware, instructional uses, goals for computer use, and software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPlomp, Tjeerd; Pelgrum, Willem J. – Computers and Education, 1991
Presents results of a survey of lower secondary schools in Belgium, France, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States that addressed the availability and use of computer hardware and software. Problems experienced in introducing computers into schools and the attitudes of principals toward computers are also…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedJackson, Anita C.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Compares results of a current survey with an earlier one conducted in the United Kingdom to examine microcomputer use in primary schools. Highlights include the effect of experience; teacher training; influences on software use; individual versus group use; influences on cooperative behavior; teachers' aims in using microcomputers; and future…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
