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Payette, Dennis L.; Gupta, Rakesh – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Colleges and universities have increasingly invested in specialized software and hardware designed to enhance and facilitate the instructional process for faculty and students. One type of technological assistance is commonly known as course management software (CMS). Once learned, these CMS packages can greatly enhance and enrich the classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Database Management Systems, Educational Technology
Fahy, Patrick J. – 1984
In 1979 the adult basic education department at the Alberta Vocational Centre (AVC), Edmonton, began to use the Control Data PLATO system. Results of the first PLATO project showed students using PLATO learned at least as much as students in regular classes. Students learned faster and reported great satisfaction with PLATO experiences. Staff and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction
McDermott, Cecil W. – 1985
This report focuses on research and development activities related to the 1983-85 Instructional Microcomputer Project for Arkansas Classrooms (IMPAC), under the supervision of the Arkansas Commission on Microcomputer Instruction. The report includes five major sections: (1) research findings that relate to achievement levels in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Rebelsky, Samuel A. – 1998
This paper reports on a study undertaken to examine student usage of course webs (i.e., course materials and resources on the World Wide Web) in classroom situations in which computers are readily available and students are comfortable using hypertext systems. The author prepared course webs for two computer science courses at Grinnell College…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Science Education
Swan, Karen; And Others – 1989
The Computer Pilot Program of the Division of Computer Information Services of the New York City Board of Education was designed to investigate the claim that comprehensive computer-based instruction (CBI) might best be used to improve the basic skills of educationally disadvantaged students. This ongoing project is designed to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Chan, Christine – Computers and Education, 1989
This study compared Canadian elementary teachers' perceptions of computer-assisted instructional (CAI) software with findings in the literature. Topics discussed include computer-managed instruction (CMI); computers used for drill and practice and for tutorials; effectiveness of CAI; student attitudes; students' attention span; CAI as motivator;…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Courseware
Lemone, Karen A. – 1997
The purpose of the Web Retargetable Course Generation System, or "ReCourse," developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts) is to facilitate both distance and on-campus learning via the World Wide Web. ReCourse's features include the ability to retarget a Web course for different levels of students, multi-user chat rooms, a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Evaluation