Describes a modelling language for representing teaching strategies, based in the context of the COCA intelligent tutoring system. Examines work on meta-reasoning in knowledge-based systems and describes COCA's architecture, giving details of the language used for representing teaching knowledge. Discusses implications for future work. (AEF)

Examines technology access and use in urban, suburban, and rural schools by using data from the eighth-grade cohort of the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Survey. Results indicate significant differences in the use of mathematics technology in school settings, and that inequalities in educational opportunity still need to be addressed. (JKP)

Examined computer attitudes of elementary education students over a 10-year period. Found that the more recent elementary education majors had more prior computer experience and lower computer anxiety than those entering a program earlier in the 10-year period; and that male elementary education majors had higher computer anxiety than female ones.…

Assessed preservice teachers' responses to information about the process of writing via HyperCard stacks. Subjects were provided with the opportunity to examine children's writing development by viewing samples of their early writing, invented spelling, and composition. The program enhanced understanding with its combination of text and authentic…

Considers changes in academic libraries that are occurring as a result of information technology. Topics discussed include the environment, including attitudinal, behavioral, and structural changes, funding, strategic planning, and Total Quality Management; electronic journals and books; multimedia; desk top publishing; publishing economics;…

Describes the library at Rockefeller University and considers how it may be a model for future research libraries, i.e., the distributed library relying on remote resources. Highlights include resource sharing and interlibrary loan; research and scholarly interactions focused outside the library; decentralization of research information; and a…

Suggests school library media specialists should be responsible for promoting the integration of technology into education. Topics include resource allocation in the past; school library funding; the political climate and educational planning; technology teachers; library policies; and librarian and teacher cooperation. Provides a list of…

Discussion of the role of county government regarding the management of information technology focuses on a national study of the centralized management of information technology that was conducted to identify practices; assess benefits, costs, and constraints; enumerate critical success factors; and identify future challenges. (Contains 12…

Reports on the impact of using telecomputer communication for teaching an introductory course in management information systems. Topics include theories on education; the model shift in distance education; components of telecomputer communication, videoconferencing and computer-mediated communication; a telecomputer communication case study; and…

A study was conducted at Edith Cowan University on providing information literacy education to remote students through communication technology. Highlights include educational theory, information literacy, and the role of the library; attitudes to external study and library use; attitudes and access to technology; confidence levels in information…

Examines possible reasons for a gender bias toward males and against females studying computing at the secondary school level in Scotland. Recommendations for improvement are provided for the following areas: (1) access to the curriculum, (2) course design, (3) teachers' attitudes and teaching styles, (4) language, (5) assessment issues, and (6)…

Addresses usability issues pertaining to the purpose of educational software, followed by suggestions for ways in which educational software can meet the language, physical, social, and cognitive needs of children. Guidelines and recommendations are provided for adapting usability engineering and testing procedures to educational software to…

Investigates the ability of third-grade students to generate essays either by hand or with a word processing program. Indicates that the length and quality of the handwritten essays were superior to the computer-generated ones, suggesting that third-grade students were not as efficient in using a word processing program to generate essays as they…

Examines issues affecting the future of rural libraries, including change in rural populations; shifts in rural library users; factors affecting their ability to deliver service, including funding and staffing; technological developments; private sector competition; changing user expectations; and leadership needs. (LRW)

Presents the first of a two-part series on using technology to meet the computing and training needs of North Carolina schools and communities. Examines the best technology practices (benchmarking) identified by schools, businesses, and government agencies. Discusses implementation models and success factors. (AEF)