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Carrick, Bruce – 1987
Forty-four computer programs specifically designed to help students learn English as a second language (ESL) are listed. The programs chosen focus on a linguistic activity, are appropriate for any proficiency level, are considered appropriate for students of high school and adult age (excluding college-level foreign students), and have been…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Students, Class Activities
Hartt, Richard W. – 1986
This report discusses the characteristics, operations, and automation requirements of technical libraries providing services to organizations involved in aerospace and defense scientific and technical work, and describes the Local Automation Model project. This on-going project is designed to demonstrate the concept of a fully integrated library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Government Libraries
East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab. – 1986
As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains five units of instruction in data processing. Each of the units consists of these components: unit outline, performance chart for rating students, notes to the instructor, unit overview (content of unit with illustrations as needed), test, and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Processing, Information Storage
Rinaldi, Joseph G. – 1985
This project was conducted to implement a word processing unit of study within the office practice classes at Pottstown (Pennsylvania) Senior High School, using microcomputers. An additional purpose was to provide access to microcomputer accounting applications in the office practice classes. During the project, the following activities were…
Descriptors: Accounting, Competency Based Education, Computer Software, Course Content
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1985
This guide was developed to assist adult education program directors and staff to integrate technology into their programs. Adapted from the original guidebook developed by the Merrimack Education Center's Adult Education Computer Applications Project, it focuses on major considerations in matching computer applications with instructional program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Martin, Les – 1984
A project was conducted to develop a computer forestry/forest products bibliography applicable to high school and community college vocational/technical programs. The project director contacted curriculum clearinghouses, computer companies, and high school and community college instructors in order to obtain listings of public domain programs for…
Descriptors: Botany, Citations (References), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1988
This manual was developed for use as a "how to" training device and provides a step-by-step introduction to using AppleWorks in the database mode. Instructions are given to prepare the original database with the headings of the user's choice. Inserting information records in the new database is covered, along with changing the layout of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Arter, Judith A.; Estes, Gary D. – 1985
This handbook is intended for persons who might develop or use an item bank to support their testing program. An item bank is defined as a "large collection of distinguishable test items," with "large" explained as meaning that the number of items available is greater than the number to be used in any one test. The first section of the handbook…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Curriculum
Hanna, Gila; Lei, Hau – 1984
This paper discusses the use of the LISREL computer program to compare two groups of Ontario students who studied French as a second language in either a regular or an immersion program. Longitudinal data on growth in mathematical ability, from grade 4 to grade 6, are analyzed using seven different mathematical models. The paper illustrates the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Computer Software, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Methods
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1982
A framework for monitoring quality control (QC) of processor contracts administered by the Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) is presented and applied to the Pell Grant program. Guidelines for establishing QC measures and standards are included, and the uses of a sampling procedure in the QC system are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Software, Contracts, Data Processing
Bruce, Bertram; And Others – 1984
Noting that computer based environments for communication may have profound effects upon classroom social organization and the development of literacy, this paper reports on a project that used QUILL, a software system that includes both tools that facilitate writing and new environments for communication. Following a brief introduction to the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Tatsuoka, Kikumi K.; Tatsuoka, Maurice M. – 1985
The study examines the rule space model, a probabilistic model capable of measuring cognitive skill acquisition and of diagnosing erroneous rules of operation in a procedural domain. The model involves two important components: (1) determination of a set of bug distributions (bug density functions representing clusters around the rules); and (2)…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
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Ferry, Brian; Kervin, Lisa; Cambourne, Brian; Turbill, Jan; Hedberg, John; Jonassen, David – Journal of Learning Design, 2005
This paper reports on the design of an on-line simulation that enhanced preservice teacher practicum experience in the important area of literacy teaching. Research with more than 200 users of the simulation showed that it developed pre-service teacher understanding of complex classroom situations associated with the teaching of literacy by giving…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education
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Tao, Dorothy S. – Electronic Library, 1987
Discusses the rationale, methodology, capabilities and problems of a local area network created for the Library Consortium of Health Institutions in Buffalo, using a multi-user microcomputer. The rationale and design of a new network, designed to better meet information and compatibility requirements, are described and suggestions to network…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software, Consortia
Troutner, Joanne – Classroom Computer Learning, 1987
Lists recommended computer books published in 1985 and 1986. Categorizes the books as texts for teachers on the topic of computers in education, informational books for young children, and computer activity books. Provides an annotative listing including author, publisher, price, and an evaluation description. (TW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
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