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Jaffee, David – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Observes that the development of new instructional technologies has produced a proliferation of distance learning courses and programs. Examines one mode of distance learning, known as asynchronous learning networks, and discusses some pedagogical principles and practices that can guide this delivery mode. Points to some positive aspects of online…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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Haugland, Susan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Reviews computer software that meets the interests and needs of young children and teaches powerful ideas. The evaluations are based on field tests and the following criteria: age appropriateness, child control, clear instructions, expanding complexity, independence, nonviolence, process orientation; real-world model, technical features, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
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Lewin, Cathy – Computers & Education, 1998
Reports on a survey designed to identify how Talking Book software is being used to support reading development in U.K. classrooms and the potential benefits of adapting such software to meet individual learners' needs. Preliminary results highlight the success of this software for both early readers and older children experiencing difficulties in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Needs
McCorduck, Ed – American Language Review, 1997
Four English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) dictionaries available in electronic form are compared and evaluated, focusing on content and organization, utility for students unused to the computer, inclusion of supplementary language corpora and other reference materials, multimedia capacities, and search options. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Dictionaries
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Tergan, Sigmar-Olaf – Innovations in Education and Training International, 1998
Reviews strengths and weaknesses of check lists for the evaluation of computer software and outlines consequences for their practical application. Suggests an approach based on an instructional design model and a comprehensive framework to cope with problems of validity and predictive power of software evaluation. Discusses prospects of the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Noronha, Shonan – Teleconferencing Business, 1998
Discusses criteria for selecting course-development software for multimedia distance-learning projects, particularly for business training. Course creation (including test generation), content delivery (including links to other applications, client software, and collaboration and communication capabilities), and administration and management…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
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Standen, P. J.; Brown, D. J.; Cromby, J. J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2001
Reviews the use of one type of computer software, virtual environments, for its potential in the education and rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities. Topics include virtual environments in special education; transfer of learning; adult learning; the role of the tutor; and future directions, including availability, accessibility,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Learning, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G.; Packer, Joan G. – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Describes a study of the retrieval results of World Wide Web search engines. Research quantified accurate matches versus matches of arguable quality for 200 subjects relevant to undergraduate curricula. Both "evaluative" engines (Magellan, Point Communications) and "nonevaluative" engines (Lycos, InfoSeek, AltaVista) were…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Research
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Szabo, Sharon – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 1998
Discusses TopClass, a Web-based tool and delivery system used for online courses, and its use at Schoolcraft College in Michigan. TopClass offers many benefits, including a self-contained management system, secured access, user-friendly instructions for coursework area creation, e-mail, bulletin boards, a secured testing mechanism and student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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
Hulser, Richard P.; Hartman, Linda; Wagner, Anita S.; Holloway, Karen; Fingerman, Susan; Bleakley, Karen; Hayes, L. Susan – Library Hi Tech News, 1998
Reports on the 89th Annual Special Libraries Association Conference. Provides an overview of the general and regular sessions and examines Internet search engines and other tools; news sites in Australia, Canada, Latin America, and the United Kingdom; search strategies; evaluation of search engines; access to electronic information; research on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Computer Software Evaluation, Conferences
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Boyes, Jim; Dowie, Sandra; Rumzan, Ismael – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
Jim Boyes, Sandra Dowie, and Ismael Rumzan explore Bates and Poole's SECTIONS framework ("Effective Teaching in Higher Education" 2003), a set of criteria comprised of students' needs, ease of use, cost structure, teaching and learning uses, interactivity, organizational issues, and novelty, as a tool for instructors and support staff to evaluate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Material Evaluation
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Lavonen, Jari; Juuti, Kalle; Meisalo, Veijo – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
In this study we analyse how the experiences of chemistry teachers on the use of a Microcomputer-Based Laboratory (MBL), gathered by a Likert-scale instrument, can be utilized to develop the new package "Empirica 2000." We used exploratory factor analysis to identify the essential features in a large set of questionnaire data to see how…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Chemistry, Learning Laboratories, Teacher Surveys
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Hamza, Mohammad Khalid – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2003
The Nielsen/Net report Ratings 2000, reported that in 2002, online usage at work jumped 17 percent year-over-year, driven by female office workers. Nearly 46 million American office workers logged onto the Web, the highest peak since January 2000. It was also predicted that the number of students using the Internet was expected to reach 13.5…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Internet, Instructional Design, Computer Software Evaluation
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Kilgore, Deborah – Adult Learning, 2004
Teaching online entails delivering a course fully or in part via the Internet and, in particular, the World Wide Web. Online course delivery in higher education is widespread and increasing. A range of offerings exists, including fully online degree programs, online courses in all disciplines of study, and hybrid courses, where face-to-face…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Experience, Adult Education
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