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Pratap, Preethi; Salah, Joseph – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Over the last decade, remote instruments have become widely used in astronomy. Educational applications are more recent. This paper describes a program to bring radio astronomy into the undergraduate classroom through the use of a remote research-grade radio telescope, the MIT Haystack Observatory 37 m telescope. We examine the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Laboratory Experiments, Astronomy
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. – 1991
This one-hour documentary on videotape reveals how computer technology and interactive media rely on the languages of the arts--images, sounds, colors, and movements--to engage children in new ways of learning about the arts and other subjects. Students are shown using educational software that encourages development of knowledge and skills in…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Leh, Amy Sheng-Chieh – 1997
National standards published in 1995 addressed the importance of foreign language education and identified five goal areas: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. This study incorporated these five goals and examined the potential of electronic mail in foreign language learning. In addition, it looked at cultural…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Culture Contact
Parker, D. Randall – 1996
The application of computer technology in qualitative research and evaluation ranges from simple word processing to doing sophisticated data sorting and retrieval. How computer software can be used for qualitative research is discussed. Researchers should consider the use of computers in data analysis in light of their own familiarity and comfort…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Rudner, Lawrence M.; Shafer, Mary Morello – 1992
Advances in computer technology are making it possible for educational researchers to use simpler statistical methods to address a wide range of questions with smaller data sets and fewer, and less restrictive, assumptions. This digest introduces computationally intensive statistics, collectively called resampling techniques. Resampling is a…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Knode, Steve; Knode, Jon-David W. – 1998
This paper begins with background on intelligent agents (software programs built to perform certain specific tasks for the user). A taxonomy that categorizes intelligent agents by the degree of intelligence embedded in the software is presented. Applications of today's intelligent agents are discussed, including specific examples of the following:…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Artificial Intelligence, Classification, Computer Oriented Programs
O'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; And Others – 1993
A previous research report described a prototype measure of the skill of negotiation in interpersonal competency and the results of an initial validation study of that measure. This report describes the results of two further validation studies of the computer simulation negotiation skill measure. In study 1, 37 second- and third-year law students…
Descriptors: Bias, Competence, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1990
This document contains 12 modules: 4 on business analysis and 8 on business computer applications. The business analysis modules are as follows: (1) the framework of business; (2) universal activities of business; (3) selected business subsystems; and (4) your place in business. Computer applications modules are on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Administration, Business Education, Computer Graphics
Kerchner, Charles; And Others – 1990
The early stages of a microcomputer-based project to integrate managerial knowledge and practice are described in this report. Analysis of the problem-framing process that effective principals use to reduce complex problems into more manageable ones forms the basis of the project. Three cognitive-mapping techniques are used to understand the…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
Moursund, David – 1983
Intended for elementary and secondary teachers and curriculum specialists, this booklet discusses and defines computer literacy as a functional knowledge of computers and their effects on students and the rest of society. It analyzes personal computing and the aspects of computers that have direct impact on students. Outlining computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Creutz, Alan – 1984
With the dramatic growth in the use of computers in recent years, questions have been raised concerning the role of computer education in community colleges. Four principal reasons can be advanced for implementing an academic/instructional computing program: (1) to increase computer awareness among students to prepare them for the growing number…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Stevenson, Michael; Walleri, R. Dan – 1983
The role of institutional research in the creation and operation of an information center is discussed, along with the ways in which the spread of information centers within higher education is likely to influence the future development of institutional research. Forces leading to the emergence of information centers are advances in computer…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Bennett, Randy Elliot – 1983
Project SPECIAL was undertaken as a pilot test of the application of computer/communications technology to problems in special education information management. The objective of the project was to create a prototype county-wide system for special education administrators at the local, county, and state levels. The system was intended to meet the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Disabilities
Hamilton, Patricia; Casserly, Michael D. – 1983
This survey describes the range of computer technology that the Great City Schools are now using for administrative and instructional purposes. The report looks at how city school systems are now planning to install computers; how they are managing the planning, the purchasing, and evaluation of equipment; what equipment is actually being…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers
Penny, Judith H. – 1984
Designed to make computer users comfortable with both computers and user/reference manual instructions before they have hands-on training, this primer is an introduction to computer concepts, devices, and terms. Common questions related to learning about data processing are addressed, and the following topics are covered: captured data; reports;…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers
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