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Richards, Trevor; Robinson, Christine – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Provides a comprehensive system for professional evaluation of CD-ROM software. The system extends the work of Peter Jacso by including a detailed evaluation form using a simplified rating scale. It also incorporates the CD-ROM Consistent Interface Guidelines, which propose 13 basic functions for CD-ROM user interfaces. The evaluation form is…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Richards, Trevor – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Presents the results of a comparative evaluation of four CD-ROM retrieval software packages using the Revised Richards-Brown CD-ROM Software Evaluation Model. CD Answer, SPIRS, KAware2, and ROMware are evaluated, and results indicate that SPIRS and CD Answer are the favored packages. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Ekhaml, Leticia; Brown, Cindy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993
Discusses ways to select and evaluate CD-ROM programs. Various evaluation and review sources are described, results of recent evaluations are related, curriculum ideas for using interactive electronic books in elementary school classes are suggested, sources for CD-ROM classroom activities are provided, and an example of a network CD-ROM exercise…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Curriculum Development
Barrett, Helen C. – Computing Teacher, 1994
Discusses the use of technology to support alternative assessment, including portfolios of student work. Multimedia computer software programs are reviewed; database programs, hypermedia programs, and video portfolios are discussed; technology storage is considered; and future possibilities are suggested, including hardware options. (Contains two…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Tessmer, Martin; Jonassen, David – 1993
Criteria were developed and used to determine which of three existing computer-based instruction (CBI) lessons could be repurposed into a multimedia format. Researchers were commissioned to evaluate these three traditional linear CBI lessons by an insurance company. The lessons were updates on company policy and procedures. The repurposed CBI…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Content Analysis