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Ward, Rupert; Crick, Tom; Davenport, James H.; Hanna, Paul; Hayes, Alan; Irons, Alastair; Miller, Keith; Moller, Faron; Prickett, Tom; Walters, Julie – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023
Employers are increasingly selecting and developing employees based on skills rather than qualifications. Governments now have a growing focus on skilling, reskilling and upskilling the workforce through skills-based development rather than qualifications as a way of improving productivity. Both these changes are leading to a much stronger…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Job Skills, Evaluation Methods, Microcredentials
Taylor, Gemma; Kolak, Joanna; Bent, Eve M.; Monaghan, Padraic – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
In the present paper, we assess whether website rating systems are useful for selecting educational apps for preschool age children. We selected the 10 highest scoring and 10 lowest scoring apps for 2-4-year-olds from two widely used websites (Good App Guide; Common Sense Media). Apps rated highly by the two websites had a higher educational…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Preschool Children, Psycholinguistics, Feedback (Response)
Chen, Teresa; Hsu, Hui-Mei; Stamm, Sheila Wright; Yeh, Ronnie – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2019
The purpose of this study was to identify salient features for a critical thinking app and create an instrument to facilitate the app evaluation and selection process. Two questions guided the study: (1) What distinguishes critical thinking instructional apps from others? and (2) What design principles are essential to develop a critical thinking…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Critical Thinking
Uysal, Murat Pasa – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
Developments in computer and information technologies continue to give opportunities for designing advanced E-learning systems while entailing objective and technical evaluation methodologies. Design and development of E-learning systems require time-consuming and labor-intensive processes; therefore any decision about these systems and their…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Computer System Design, Decision Support Systems
Williams, Lawrence H., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study analyzed experiences of twenty software developers. The research showed that all software development methodologies are distinct from each other. While some, such as waterfall, focus on traditional, plan-driven approaches that allow software requirements and design to evolve; others facilitate ambiguity and uncertainty by…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Sheehan, Kathleen M.; Kostin, Irene; Napolitano, Diane; Flor, Michael – Elementary School Journal, 2014
This article describes TextEvaluator, a comprehensive text-analysis system designed to help teachers, textbook publishers, test developers, and literacy researchers select reading materials that are consistent with the text complexity goals outlined in the Common Core State Standards. Three particular aspects of the TextEvaluator measurement…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Textbooks, Evaluation Methods, Reading Skills
Kazancoglu, Yigit; Aksoy, Murat – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
According to the Internet World Stats (2010), the growth rate of internet usage in the world is 444.8 % from 2000 to 2010. Since the number of internet users is rapidly increasing with each passed year, e-learning is often identified with web-based learning. The institutions, which deliver e-learning service via the use of computer and internet,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Electronic Learning, Design Requirements, Distance Education
Garcia, David R. – National Education Policy Center, 2013
In this report the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution presents the results of a self-developed Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) along with an interactive application that grades large school districts according to the ECCI. The index is composed of 13 pro choice criteria. The authors present the ECCI as a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Competition, School Choice, School District Size
Garcia, Alfonsa; Garcia, Francisco; Rodriguez, Gerardo; de la Villa, Agustin – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
In recent years, a considerable number of teachers in Spain have been using DERIVE to teach math subjects in High Schools and Universities. This software has been used by the authors of this work as a support tool in Mathematics courses for Engineering. Since Texas Instruments does not support DERIVE, we were faced with finding an alternative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Computer Software
Dropik, Patricia L.; Reichle, Joe – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: Directed scanning and group-item scanning both represent options for increased scanning efficiency. This investigation compared accuracy and speed of selection with preschoolers using each scanning method. The study's purpose was to describe performance characteristics of typically developing children and to provide a reliable assessment…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods

Tyndale, Peter – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2002
Examines, evaluates, and organizes a wide variety of knowledge management software tools by examining the literature related to the selection and evaluation of knowledge management tools. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews

Kettler, Karen – American Annals of the Deaf, 1985
Factors involved in deciding about commercial software for classroom use include the instructional, content, and technical characteristics of the software package. The importance of previewing software and the use of software with students as a part of the evaluation process are also to be discussed. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Lloyd, Linda A. – 1983
Designed to complement the manual, "Evaluation of Educational Software: A Guide to Guides," which provides an overview of 10 different models of microcomputer courseware evaluation instruments, this 5-section workshop guide outlines an approach to using the evaluation materials in a hands-on workshop setting. Session notes, reproducible…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design
Herndon, John; Yarrow, John – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1996
Describes the creation of a wide-area network for school districts based on one developed at the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Texas). Topics include conducting a needs assessment, selecting hardware and software, issuing a Request for Proposals, management capabilities, network installation, the bidding process, the…
Descriptors: Bids, Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Selection
Della-Piana, Gabriel; Della-Piana, Connie Kubo – Educational Technology, 1984
Suggests conventional evaluation reports are inappropriate for what needs to be portrayed for software users concerned with acquisition, software adaptation, design and development, and teacher implementation decisions. Two forms for evaluating information are described and illustrated--a narrative portrayal form and a design and development…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods