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Download full textEriksen, Erik, Ed. – 1989
Effective use of computers in instruction is contingent upon a district-level philosophy and plan. That plan may be based on either a computer literacy course model, a scope and sequence model, or an integrated model. Each of these models involves some combination of five categories of computer-related instruction: (1) teaching about computers as…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Course Content
Peer reviewedOlds, Henry F., Jr. – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Presents several examples of models for applying data management computer programs to instruction from point of view of an imaginary student. Commentaries following each example speculate on virtues and possible shortcomings of each approach, with the intention of offering valuable perspectives for improved understanding of effective computer use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Shaoul, Jean – 1988
The introduction of computers in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Manchester University is described. General background outlining the increasing need for microcomputers in the accounting curriculum (including financial modelling tools and decision support systems such as linear programming, statistical packages, and simulation) is…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Richart, Victoria B. – 1983
A management information system model was designed to provide data for planning, directing, and evaluating programs for the National Origin Minority Education (NOME) office of the New Hampshire Department of Education. NOME is federally funded to provide training to local school district and community members regarding the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRossberg, Stephen A.; Bitter, Gary G. – TechTrends, 1988
Describes the Microcomputer Infusion Project (MIP), which was developed at Arizona State University to provide faculty with the necessary hardware, software, and training to become models of computer use in both lesson development and presentation for preservice teacher education students. Topics discussed include word processing; database…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Pain-Lewins, Helen; Watson, Linda – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Describes study of seven local education authorities in the United Kingdom which was conducted to discover how models of microcomputer use were being adopted by school libraries. Highlights include database information retrieval; computerized catalogs; improving students' information-handling skills; curriculum-centered plans; integrated systems;…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
