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Whalley, Peter – 1990
The fundamental problem for control languages is that they must be able to deal with the simultaneous actions of multiple objects. Accordingly, it is the basic premise of the HyperTechnic system that it is easier for children to view control problems in terms of relationships between multiple agents, rather than as one agent responding to a…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design
Download full textPilot, A. – 1988
TAIGA (Twente Advanced Interactive Graphic Authoring system) is a system which can be used to develop instructional software. It is written in MS-PASCAL, and runs on computers that support MS-DOS. Designed to support the production of structured software, TAIGA has a hierarchical structure of three layers, each with a specific function, and each…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer System Design
Cumming, Geoff; Abbott, Elizabeth – 1988
Students aged 10 to 17 years in a primary school and a secondary school in an industrial suburb of Melbourne, Australia, were observed as they worked at activities in both curriculum and non-curriculum areas using MITSI, a computer program, as a KBS (knowledge-based system) tool. Evaluations of the students' general abilities, computer abilities,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware
Peer reviewedButcher, P. G.; Greenberg, J. M. – Education and Computing, 1992
Reviews the use of computers to support distance learning in the multimedia teaching system of the British Open University from 1980-90. Topics addressed include hardware, courses using computers, software developments, the move to microcomputers, access, authoring tools, home-based computing, funding, and the outlook for the future. (15…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedMercer, Jane; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes a system that combines computer-assisted learning (CAL) with interactive video. It was designed in England for an undergraduate pathology course. Hardware, based on a BBC microcomputer, is described; the design of interactive graphics is explained; and the tutorial design, using an authoring system, is discussed. (26 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design
Kirchner, Glenn – Optical Information Systems, 1988
Provides an overview of the design, production, and preliminary testing of a microcomputer-controlled interactive learning workstation developed at Simon Fraser University to teach French as a Second Language. Criteria and guidelines are discussed; the authoring system is explained; and field testing with grades four through seven is described.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
Peer reviewedIngraham, Bruce; Emery, Chris – Educational and Training Technology International, 1991
Describes an interactive hypermedia approach to computer-assisted language learning (CALL) that is being developed in the United Kingdom for second-language learning in higher education. The use of microcomputers and optical storage devices is discussed; software authoring packages are examined; and issues concerning human-computer interface,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer System Design
