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Peer reviewedBorlund, Pia; Ingwersen, Peter – Journal of Documentation, 1997
Describes the development of a method for the evaluation and comparison of interactive information retrieval systems, which are based on the concept of a simulated work-task situation and the involvement of real end users. Highlights include real and simulated information needs; relevance assessments; and the dynamic nature of information needs.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Evaluation Methods, Information Needs
Peer reviewedArmstrong, C. J. – Education for Information, 1984
Discusses motives behind development of teaching aids to introduce library science students to online searching, range of such aids the College of Librarianship Wales has developed, and describes a microcomputer package which comprises a computer assisted instruction module to familiarize students with DIALOG and an emulation which allows online…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedTeague, Marianne; And Others – Education and Computing, 1987
Three articles discuss various aspects of computers in elementary education: (1) the use of electronic information services with elementary students in Maryland; (2) the introduction of computers into classrooms with students aged 10-12 in Switzerland; and (3) the use of microcomputer-based simulation in the United Kingdom to encourage…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Databases, Developed Nations
