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Schoen, Lawrence M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Discusses a computer demonstration of the word fragment completion effect which introduces students of cognitive psychology to the implicit memory paradigm. Describes effective use of the program in lecture, demonstration, and class discussion stating that it provides an interesting introduction to discussions of experimental procedures and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education
Kriz, Harry M. – 1992
This paper describes the techniques for implementing a full-screen, custom SPIRES interface for a public-use library database. The database-independent protocol that controls the system is described in detail. Source code for an entire working application using this interface is included. The protocol, with less than 170 lines of procedural code,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems
Zahraee, Mohammad A.; And Others – 1991
This paper discusses two software packages used in kinematics courses at Purdue University, Calumet (Indiana) and some algorithms written by students for cam design. The first software package, 4BAR, requires the user to define the particular four bar linkage in terms of lengths of the individual links and the angle and distance to the coupler…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Sng, Dennis Cheng-Hong – 1990
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has a large campus computer network serving a community of about 20,000 users. With such a large network, it is inevitable that there are a wide variety of technologies co-existing in a multi-vendor environment. Effective network monitoring tools can help monitor traffic and link usage, as well…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Data Collection

Moore, John W., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Briefly describes eight applications of computers to the teaching of chemistry. Includes discussions of computer software designed for organic synthesis experiments, spectrum band analyses, and the memorization of chemical terminology. Discusses new ways to store and retrieve information, interface plotters and computers, and use pocket computers.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Fontana, Lynn A.; And Others – 1993
In June 1990, the research group at George Mason University (Virginia) Center for Interactive Educational Technology began designing a multimedia prototype to foster higher-order thinking skills in social studies. As an initial step, the Civil War Interactive Project using the Ken Burns documentary, "The Civil War," was used in a design…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Databases