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Download full textIngram, David; And Others – 1993
This document contains a project report and procedures manual from a project in which a group of junior colleges and postsecondary technical schools in Texas developed, pilot tested, and disseminated performance criterion-referenced occupational examinations for technical occupations. The report describes how teachers and industry personnel…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Science
Lam, Tom – Hands On!, 1983
Provides a brief introduction to using the microcomputer as a piece of laboratory equipment. Focuses on the range of hardware currently available to assist microcomputer-based-instrumentation (MBI), specifically the analog-to-digital converters. In addition, discusses specification of system performance, selection and integration of components,…
Descriptors: College Science, Electronic Equipment, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLambert, Andrew – School Science Review, 1983
Provides a general description of a preprogramed, microprocessor-based laboratory instrument, discussing its use in monitoring: (1) environmental changes; (2) distribution of count rates from a radioactive source, and (3) motion on an air tract. Includes list of the instrument's various capabilities: frequency meter, voltmeter, interval timer, and…
Descriptors: College Science, Electronic Equipment, High Schools, Higher Education
Ford, Bruce – Classroom Computer News, 1983
Microcomputer-based instrumentation packages enable computers to collect continuous analog data, convert data to digital form for processing, and display results on monitor. Discusses classroom advantages of these packages, describes one package for teaching harmonic motion, and provides a list of currently available packages (including vendor and…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Electronic Equipment
Peer reviewedGorham, D. A. – Physics Education, 1983
Describes an interface designed to meet the requirements of an instrumentation teaching laboratory, particularly to develop computer-controlled digital circuitry while exploiting electrical drive properties of common transistor-transistor logic (TTL) devices, minimizing cost/number of components. Discusses decoding for Pet, switches, lights, and…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Electric Circuits
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. Dept. of Vocational and Career Development. – 1984
This guide offers information and procedures necessary to train electronics engineering technicians. Discussed first are the rationale and objectives of the curriculum. The occupational field of electronics engineering technology is described. Next, a curriculum model is set forth that contains information on the standard electronics engineering…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Course Descriptions
