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Hofstetter, Fred T. – 1985
The University of Delaware's work with computer-based instruction since 1974 is summarized with attention to the history and development of the Office of Computer-Based Instruction, university applications, outside user applications, and research and evaluation. PLATO was the system that met the university's criteria, which included support for…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education
Butler, Dee – 1987
The West Virginia Board of Education is committed by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and State Policy 4200, "Provision of Equal Opportunity in West Virginia Public Schools," to provide all students with equal access to courses and equal treatment once they are enrolled in those courses. Mathematics, computer technology and science are…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Ethington, Corinna A. – 1987
This study assessed patterns of differences in quantitative performance across groups of intended undergraduate majors consistent with those previously found for students who had completed their undergraduate study. Data were drawn from the College Board Admissions Testing Program's national sample of 10,000 college-bound high school seniors in…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Mathematics
Educational Technology Center, Cambridge, MA. – 1988
This report enumerates the activities of the Educational Technology Center (ETC) during 1987. The guide's theme for the year was Teaching with Technology. The report includes brief descriptions of five different types of research projects by area. In science education, the projects concerned with weight and density, heat and temperature, and the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Science Education, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics
Burgett, James – 1987
Low cost or no cost ideas for programs in smaller rural schools are listed. Areas covered include public relations, special programs and curriculum. Based on the experience of a small school district in Elizabeth, Illinois, these ideas include the school's relationship to students, faculty and the community; extracurricular activities relating to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bulletin Boards, Computer Science Education, Cost Effectiveness
Senese, Donald J. – 1983
Pointing out the current need for emphasis on academic achievement and excellence, this paper discusses challenges faced by educators in seeking to make the best use of advanced technologies to prepare students for life in the information society. The three major goals of education are identified as preparing individuals with the computer skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Kelly, A. E.; And Others – 1987
The implementation of the program used in this study, TPIXIE, was predicated on the assumption that acquiring the skill to diagnose student errors was important for teacher trainees. The TPIXIE system (part of the PIXIE family of intelligent tutoring systems) was designed to present users with a series of task-student-answer pairs (where the…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science
Brown, Alan; Mills, Julian – 1987
A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives are identified and analyzed in the first part of this report. This process resulted in the formulation of specific policy recommendations that are spelled out in…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Brown, Alan; Mills, Julian – 1988
A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives were identified and analyzed. One phase of this analysis focused on standards, accreditation, and progression in the CIT component of the YTS. Special attention was…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Science, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Litecky, Charles R.; Lamkin, Tim – 1984
This curriculum guide for an advanced course in data processing is for use as a companion publication to a textbook or textbooks; references to appropriate textbooks are given in most units. Student completion of assignments in Volume I, available separately (see ED 220 604), is a prerequisite. Topics covered in the 18 units are introduction,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business, Computer Science, Computer Software
Wisconsin Univ., Whitewater. – 1989
The Management Computer Systems major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which is described in this report, is an integrated, intercollegiate undergraduate program designed to provide graduates with both general business skills and the technical computer skills required to bridge the technical-management gap widely reported in industry.…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Administration Education, College Curriculum, College Programs
Lehman, Paul R. – 1985
The students who entered college in the fall of 1985 will have working careers spanning the years from 2001 to 2039 and live in retirement from 2039 to 2053. In the current preoccupation with preparing graduates of 2001 to get jobs using the technology of 1985, seldom is a distinction made between what makes life possible and what makes life worth…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Education, Computer Science Education, Drama
Howard, H. Philip; Rothstein, Debra E. – 1981
In 1980 1,455,000 persons worked in computer occupations. Two in five were systems analysts or programmers; one in five was a keypunch operator; one in 20 was a computer service technician; and more than one in three were computer and peripheral equipment operators. Employment was concentrated in major urban centers in four major industry…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computers, Data Processing Occupations, Educational Needs
Nakayama, Kazuhiko – 1985
This report on information processing studies in Japan focuses on the installation and utilization of microcomputers at various educational levels, subject areas, and types of schools. Types of use explored include computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, and computer education. A brief description of the Japanese educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
This report presents a description and evaluation of the Nature-Computer Camp (NCC), an environmental and computer science program designed for sixth grade students in the District of Columbia public schools. Inputs, processes and outcomes based on a Planning, Monitoring and Implementing (PMI) Evaluation Model are reviewed for each of the four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
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