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Peer reviewedWilson, Linda J. – Childhood Education, 1998
Discusses how children's descriptions and evaluations of computer software are important ways to learn about how computers can be used in the learning process; describes how these evaluations can be an informal way of "child-testing" educational software. Offers examples of children's comments and suggests three Web sites that feature children's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Peer reviewedPivik, Jayne; McComas, Joan; Macfarlane, Ian; Laflamme, Marc – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Describes the design and evaluation of a desktop virtual reality program that was developed to teach children about the accessibility and attitudinal barriers encountered by their peers with mobility impairments. Investigated attitudes, grade levels, familiarity with individuals with a disability, and gender. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Peer reviewedAdler, Debora L. – Computers & Education, 1994
Describes "Getting Clean with Herkimer," a software package designed to teach elementary special education students to classify personal grooming objects. A study compared this software program with another one, including results of pretests and posttests and computer use and attitude measures. (32 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
Heltsley, Christina – Momentum, 1998
Investigates which computer software programs are most available and most frequently employed by students in Catholic elementary schools. Identifies the extent to which computer software programs, implicitly or explicitly, contained values antithetical to, or supportive of, the educational philosophy of a Catholic school. Contains 18 references.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Catholic Schools, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
