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Download full textHumphrey, Allan J. – 1973
Volume II of a survey of 29 selected information centers that use computers to search the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base in batch mode consists solely of printed materials obtained from twelve information centers. These materials include such items as system descriptions, input forms, search evaluation forms, promotional…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Research, Information Centers
Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1972
PMIS (Planning and Management Information System) is 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, interactive data management system for strategic planning;…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Decision Making
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1985
The main barrier to effective instructional practice is lack of information. Comprehensive information systems are evolving which will capture and present the information required for a truly effective and efficient education system. Barriers to computerized information systems are no longer technical but stem from a lag in the will, wisdom, and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Humphrey, Allan J. – 1973
Findings of a survey of 29 selected information centers that use computers to search the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base in batch mode are reported. The survey was conducted from December 1972 to May 1973. The report includes some general observations based on the information gathered, a brief description of two…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Research, Information Centers
Schuelke, David; King, D. Thomas – Technological Horizons in Education, 1983
Reviews research in computer assisted instruction in areas dealing with communication subject variables as measurable outcomes or effects. These include reading comprehension/skills, composition, and organizational communication and information utilization. A model for future analysis is then proposed. Included in an appendix is a list of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Andrew, Loyd D.; And Others – 1981
Results of the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) evaluation of its collection of data for the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are examined. Concerns regarding accuracy, timeliness, and uses of HEGIS data collection are addressed. To review the literature of higher education and publications concerned with some…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Research
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
