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Robson, E. H.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Describes a study that examined the choice of topics and problems made by 14- and 15-year-olds using a computerized tutorial mathematics program. The discussion covers the reasons for student choices, the effectiveness of the tutorial mode, and the need for teaching programs to present clear choices. (5 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making Skills, Evaluation Methods
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Zahner, Jane E.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discusses the evaluation of instructional software, describes two versions of a software evaluation model, and reports the results of two studies that compared evaluative decisions based upon subjective software ratings and data collected using both versions of the evaluation model. Teacher use of student data for decision making is also examined.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Pitts, Ilse M.; And Others – 1985
CHOICE Tool Match is an Apple computer concentration-type activity in which learners select two numbered windows in an attempt to match the tools displayed, reinforcing job and role information presented in the CHOICE Basic Job and Role activity folders and workbooks for migrant students. In place of written directions, the learner is provided…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Pitts, Ilse M.; And Others – 1985
CHOICE Word-Tool Match provides migrant youth the opportunity to use the computer in self-directed ways, while reinforcing job and role information presented in Basic Job and Role activity folders and workbooks. Learners select whether to play with one or two players, the career that will provide the theme for the game, and whether to play the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Pitts, Ilse M.; And Others – 1985
CHOICE Security is an Apple computer game activity designed to help secondary migrant students memorize their social security numbers and reinforce job and role information presented in "Career Notes, First Applications." The learner may choose from four time options and whether to have the social security number visible on the screen or…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Huppert, Jehuda; Lazarovitz, Reuven – 1986
This three-part paper describes the development of a software program called "The Growth Curve of Microorganisms" for a tenth-grade biology class. Designed to improve students' cognitive skills, the program enables them to investigate, through computer simulations, the impact upon the growth curve of a population of three variables: temperature,…
Descriptors: Biology, Classroom Design, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pitts, Ilse M.; And Others – 1984
This computer software manual provides detailed instructions on how to use the Cloze Apple computer program to reinforce job and role information presented to secondary-aged migrant students in the CHOICE Occupational Resources student text and to retrieve and review student work. The manual includes an introduction, hardware requirements,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cloze Procedure, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Salisbury, David F.; Klein, James D. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1988
Discussion of the use of computer drills in education focuses on a study designed to compare the effect of a progressive state drill with the effect of having high school students implement their own strategies using flashcards. The use of sequential analysis is explained, and student attitudes are examined. (26 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice)