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Fletcher, J. D.; And Others – 1992
This report discusses the amount and kinds of Department of Defense (DoD) interactive courseware (ICW) programs that are candidates for transfer to the private sector. Candidates for transfer were identified through an analysis of the Defense Instructional Technology Information System (DITIS). Out of 4,644 ICW programs that have been reported to…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware

Cloke, Chris; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1996
Two evaluations of video programs that involved groups of learners interacting with LaserVision software are presented. One concerns counselling skills for student teachers. The other is a geography simulation program. Program structure, group interaction, and the role of the instructor are discussed. Learners in both studies found the visual…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Cooperative Learning
Liou, Hsien-Chin – 1995
Development and evaluation of interactive videodisc (IVD) courseware for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction are described. Effective listening and viewing strategies, identified through descriptive research, were incorporated into an existing ESL IVD. Subjects, 81 college ESL students, were pre-tested, then divided into control and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Claus, Richard N.; And Others – 1990
In the spring of 1990, an evaluation was conducted of Saginaw, Michigan's Laser Learning Project (LLP), which was designed to provide eighth grade students with an alternative mathematics instructional program using specially designed curriculum and interactive video. It was hypothesized that participating students would not only achieve higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation

Cronin, Michael W. – T.H.E. Journal, 1993
Describes the development, implementation, and assessment of an interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) program that used interactive videodisc to teach listening skills. Results of an experimental study with college students at Radford University (Virginia) that tested the effectiveness of the IMI program are discussed, and future applications…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Fletcher, J. D. – 1992
What is known about the cost effectiveness of interactive courseware (ICW) is reviewed, and issues that remain are summarized. Effect size is used for reporting the effectiveness of ICW programs. Two ICW media are considered: computer-based instruction and interactive videodisc instruction. Effect sizes for computer-based instruction have been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness
Laufer, Carlos; Fuks, Hugo; de Lucena, Carlos J. P. – 1998
This paper presents the results of an experiment using videoconferencing in a distance graduate course in the Computer Science Department at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The purpose of the experiment was to test two videoconference technologies that are widely used on the Internet, Cu-SeeMe and Real technology, and to assess…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation
Byrne, John Stephen – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
A study investigated the instructional effectiveness of Autotutor, an interactive video program developed at Trinity College (Ireland), based on its ability to create an environment promoting learner interaction in a second language. Six students in three monolingual pairs (Japanese, Korean, Spanish) were filmed and recorded using the business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Communication, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation