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Demaid, Adrian; Edwards, Lyndon – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1987
Discusses the nature and current state of knowledge-based systems and expert systems. Describes an expert system from the viewpoints of a computer programmer and an applications expert. Addresses concerns related to materials selection and forecasts future developments in the teaching of materials engineering. (ML)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Courseware

Brusilovsky, P. L. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Describes the integrated Intelligent Tutor, Environment and Manual for Introductory Programing (ITEM/IP), which supports a course on computer programing based on the minilanguage Turingal. Discussion covers system design, including design philosophy, system overview, concepts included and information structure, programing laboratory mode,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design

Parmentier, Christophe – Education and Computing, 1988
Discusses computer science developments in French primary schools and describes strategies for using computers in the classroom most efficiently. Highlights include the use of computer networks; software; artificial intelligence and expert systems; computer-assisted learning (CAL) and intelligent CAL; computer peripherals; simulation; and teaching…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks
Char, Cynthia – 1983
Several research and design issues to be considered when creating educational software were identified by a field test evaluation of three types of innovative software created at Bank Street College: (1) Probe, software for measuring and graphing temperature data; (2) Rescue Mission, a navigation game that illustrates the computer's use for…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development

Herrmann, Robert W. – Computers and Education, 1989
Discusses results of a survey of Virginia's public high schools that was conducted to determine the progress that had been made in integrating computers into the classroom based on the 1984 guidelines released by the Virginia Department of Education. Difficulties with hardware and software, teacher characteristics, and teacher training are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Courseware, Guidelines
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Arkansas Commission on Microcomputer Instruction. – 1985
This document provides guidelines for the preparation of school district plans for implementation of the microcomputer instructional programs recommended for Arkansas high schools. Introductory materials include a history and description of the Instructional Microcomputer Project for Arkansas Classrooms (IMPAC), results of a state-wide…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Denenberg, Stewart A. – Journal of Computer Science Education, 1993
Proposes using computer programing teaching problem solving. Describes the problem-solving technique of Top-Down Design, discusses its application to LOGO, and provides examples of programs using LOGO. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education

Davies, Gordon; Preece, Jenny – Education and Computing, 1990
Discusses distance learning, describes the Open University in the United Kingdom, and describes the incorporation of home computing into computer courses at the Open University. Industrial training is discussed, a course using televised classes and one using video and printed materials are described, and future possibilities are suggested. (Three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Courseware

Morris, J. Richard; Bass, Barbara D. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Describes a summer graduate level course at Virginia Commonwealth University for mathematics teachers. Notes that the purpose of the course was to allow the teachers access to software usable in their classrooms, and to have teachers program in BASIC and use word processing programs. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Software