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Welford, Richard – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Examines the use of small-scale databases for introductory economic and social science statistics in higher education. The results of a research project at Portsmouth Polytechnic that used a specially written database are reported, the use of spreadsheets is discussed, and future considerations are suggested. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Databases, Foreign Countries

Hsu, Jing-Fong J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Discusses computer-based learning environments and presents results of empirical research on ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) college students' work within a learning environment designed to help with elements of grammar. Topics addressed include illocutionary versus nonillocutionary natural language learning environments and correlations…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Courseware

Cook, E. K. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1990
This survey of authoring languages that are used in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) highlights recent developments in Macintosh authoring languages and discusses their use in courseware development. CAI effectiveness is defined, advantages and disadvantages of CAI are described, and future research needs are suggested. (27 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware
Newman, Denis – 1984
A research program was undertaken to study the functional learning environment (FLE) in which computers operate, i.e., those environments in which learning activities have a function or purpose from the child's viewpoint. Results of three projects illustrate the importance of teachers in creating and interpreting children's learning environments.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Courseware, Educational Environment, Information Networks

Thormann, Joan; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Discusses the findings of four studies that examined the use of microcomputers in special education classrooms. Surveys, interviews, and observations were used to discover software currently in use with handicapped learners, the instructional design limitations of software, and the potential impact of computer-assisted instruction on handicapped…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design

Bradshaw, Jackie; And Others – Gender and Education, 1995
Examines children's reaction to educational software that use "androgynous" humanoid figures where gender-stereotypical features are absent. Study findings support the hypothesis that children would have no notion of genderless persons and would assign gender to the figures, reverting to male as norm, although girls would be more likely…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Latousek, Robert B., Jr. – 1985
A critical review of computer software for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in Latin presents information regarding user-friendliness, instructiveness, special effects, costs, and availability. Survey responses of first- and second-year Latin students (N=65) at a high school provided data for the comparison of programs. Programs reviewed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Grammar

Rysavy, S. Del Marie; Sales, Gregory C. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1991
Reviews recent research on cooperative computer-based instruction (CBI) and discusses findings related to achievement levels and ability, patterns of study, social interchange, motivation and attitudes, and gender differences. Guidelines for the implementation of cooperative CBI are presented, and implications for software designers are suggested.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development

Tolhurst, Denise; Debus, Raymond L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Describes a study of Australian secondary school students that identified the conditions and individual characteristics that would best support learners' acceptance of control within hypermedia, based on evidence from the learner control literature. Investigated effects of prior domain knowledge, learning activity structure, ability, and attitudes…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Foreign Countries

Relan, Anju – 1992
This paper proposes strategies of motivation in computer based instruction (CBI) derived from motivational foundations of cognitive, affective, and social learning theories. The assumption made here is that motivation and achievement interact in ways that warrant a "holistic" examination of strategies incorporated into CBI. Thus motivation in CBI…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Epistemology

Wills, Sandra; McNaught, Carmel – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1996
Discussion of evaluation of computer-based learning (CBL) looks at six different approaches: use of quantitative data for assessment; student and staff attitudes and perceptions of computer use for learning; formative evaluation for CBL design; effectiveness of CBL in comparison to conventional instruction; evidence of whether CBL enables students…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation

Nelson, Carole S.; Watson, J. Allen – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1991
Discusses a review of research studies on gender differences in computer-based education that revealed significant discrepancies between equality of access and performance outcomes for female and male users. Highlights include the proposed future of education and technology; math anxiety; influence of family; gender bias in software; and influence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Technology
Sivin-Kachala, Jay; Bialo, Ellen R. – 1994
This report summarizes the educational technology research conducted from 1990 through 1994. It is based on 133 research reviews and reports on original research projects from both published and unpublished sources. This research varied in methodology: some studies used a technique for synthesizing and analyzing data from many different studies;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education

Millar, Diane – 1996
The pros and cons of integrated learning systems (ILS) and stand-alone software for adult literacy instruction were examined in a comparative analysis that focused on their use in adult literacy programs in Canada. The comparison focused on the following variables: achievement gains in reading; changes in students' attitudes toward computers;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Keegan, Desmond – 2002
The future of electronic learning was explored in an analysis that viewed the provision of learning at a distance as a continuum and traced the evolution from distance learning to electronic learning to mobile learning in Europe and elsewhere. Special attention was paid to the following topics: (1) the impact of the industrial revolution, the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Courseware