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Direct linkMcLaughlin, Kevin; Rikers, Remy M.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Diagnosing begins by generating an initial diagnostic hypothesis by automatic information processing. Information processing may stop here if the hypothesis is accepted, or analytical processing may be used to refine the hypothesis. This description portrays analytic processing as an optional extra in information processing, leading us to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Information Processing, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests
Peer reviewedJones, Norbert A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
Information gathered from faculty members about nontextbook educational materials is reviewed by the Association of American Medical Colleges before cataloging, indexing, and abstracting at the National Library of Medicine for listing in AVLINE, a computer information service available through the MEDLARS system. (JT)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textListon, David M.; And Others – 1978
The ERIC network conversion to an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) mode of data entry was studied to analyze the potential effectiveness of OCR data entry for future EPC/s (Editorial Processing Centers). Study results are also applicable to any other system involving decentralized bibliographic data capture and conversion functions. The report…
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection
General 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
Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1973
This document examines the design and structure of PMIS (Planning and Management Information System), an information system that supports the decisionmaking process of executive management in local school districts. The system is designed around a comprehensive, longitudinal, and interrelated data base. It utilizes a powerful real-time,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making
Cooperative Educational Research Lab., Inc., Northfield, IL. – 1969
The proposed taxonomy of tasks to be performed in an educational evaluation system encompasses tasks appropriate for evaluators, members of an evaluation unit, and members of facilitation and coordination units. The taxonomy classifies and specifies tasks for (1) developing a climate for evaluation; (2) selecting decision situations, selecting…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Path Method
Wright, P.; Wernik, I. – 1985
This report presents an evaluation instrument through which school districts and schools can identify and select computer-based school information management systems (SIMS) suited to their needs. These selection criteria were identified through a survey questionnaire and interviews at 18 representative schools in the Edmonton (Alberta) Public…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
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
