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Peer reviewedHeller, Rachelle S. – Computers and Education, 1991
Discusses the evaluation of instructional computer software. Groups who evaluate software are described, including EPIE (Educational Products Information Exchange); the evaluation process is discussed, including formal and informal software reviews; criteria for software evaluation are considered; and the importance of participation in the review…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGorny, Peter – Computers and Education, 1991
Discussion of the introduction of information science and technology into West German public schools focuses on the teacher education needed to support it. The West German education system is explained, the teacher education system is described, computer hardware and software are discussed, and approaches to in-service teacher training are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Science
Peer reviewedCox, Margaret; Bosler, Ulrich – Computers and Education, 1991
Discussion of the lack of quality educational software in European countries to support computer-assisted learning (CAL) focuses on a collaboration between England and West Germany to train German software authoring teams. The effectiveness of the collaboration is discussed, and implications for other international collaborations and for software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWilton, Jo Ann; McLean, Robert S. – Computers and Education, 1984
Describes the mouse and other pointing devices used with microcomputers to facilitate easier user-microcomputer interaction, reviews previous educational applications and research, presents a study comparing the efficiency of the mouse with users of different ages, and discusses the implications for software design. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Input Output Devices
Peer reviewedBiraimah, Karen – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses bias in educational computer software by using examples of database programs to illustrate their cultural selection and amplification functions. Forms of knowledge control are examined, and results of a study that analyzed how gender, ethnicity, and the global perspective are portrayed in educational computer software are reported.…
Descriptors: Bias, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Peer reviewedMiller, Larry; Burnett, J. Dale – Computers and Education, 1986
Discusses current assumptions about what constitutes excellence in software for reading and writing instruction by describing commonly accepted guidelines and arguing that evaluation criteria focuses mainly on technical rather than on learning and educational issues. A priori questions emphasizing learning issues are proposed to strengthen…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
