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Modeling Collection Overlap on a Microcomputer.
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Potter, William Gray – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Describes use of personal computer connected to large, multilibrary bibliographic system (Illinois' Library Computer System network) to model an analysis of record duplication across entire system. The pilot project, compressed records, the test database utilizing records from four libraries, and the matching scheme are discussed. Five sources are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Higher Education
Linking Computer to Curriculum Starts with the Teacher.
Roberts, Harold Pepper – Educational Computer Magazine, 1981
Clover Park School District has planned a two-year phased-in implementation of microcomputers. This article describes the successes and problems encountered in the first year of the program, which focused on teacher training. Journal availability: Educational Computer, P.O. Box 535, Cupertino, CA 95015. (SJL)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Microcomputers
Scanning the Scene: Grants to 17 School Computer Projects Top a Half-Million Dollars.
American School and University, 1985
This article describes 6 of the 17 school computer projects awarded $600,000 in microcomputer equipment and software in the "Wheels for the Mind" program established by Apple Education Affairs. Apple would provide advanced courses for rural schools, set up an intercultural network, develop reasoning skills, train teachers, and create…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases
Changing Teacher and Student Attitudes through Word Processing.
Palmer, Adelaide; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1984
Description of a pilot word processing program instituted in two sixth-grade classes highlights teacher experiences and reactions of students obtained from an end of the year survey. Motivation and attitudes, word processing techniques, suggestions for expanded activities, and recent happenings are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Computer Uses in School Administration: A Pilot Project.
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Simair, Denis J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Describes the construction and implementation of a pilot project involving the use of microcomputers in secondary school administration in Canada. Reactions of students, parents, and school administrators to the computerized scheduling and attendance programs are evaluated. Sample printout pages are included. (JJD)
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Electronic Analysis of Communication.
Baggaley, Jon – Media in Education and Development, 1982
Discusses the use of microcomputer-based testing methods in media and community research, with descriptions of the Programme Evaluation Analysis Computer (PEAC) developed for the Ontario Education Communications Authority and of the application of the PEAC system in a study of second-by-second responses to Orson Welles'"War of the…
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Communication Research, Computer Oriented Programs, Man Machine Systems
Schooling & Technology. Volume 1: State-Level Policy Initiatives.
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Thomas, Sheilah N. – 1983
Formal action by state education agencies (SEA's) in regard to educational technology is quite recent. In 1981 only seven states addressed the issue in formal state-level action. This paper presents the results of a 1983 survey on state-level initiatives relating to educational technology. The survey found that nearly all state SEA's are involved…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education