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Download full textStanley, Ethel D. – 1997
Visual learning has long been recognized as an integral process in educating biology undergraduates, who must develop specific visual skills and knowledge in order to communicate and work in the extensive visual culture shared by practicing biologists. Student experiences with field observations and the development and application of verbal/visual…
Descriptors: Biology, Experiential Learning, Field Instruction, Higher Education
Wells, Amy Tracy – 1993
The ERIC and LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) databases are compared through a literature review and the analysis of an online search on a topic in librarianship. ERIC emphasizes education and includes serials, monographs, collections, and research reports for their coverage of some aspect of education. LISA is dedicated to topics…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses, Comparative Analysis
Frederiksen, John R.; And Others – 1983
Research was conducted to investigate the interactions among component processes of reading and to determine if a hierarchical training model, in which particular reading components are developed sequentially, is an effective way to build reading skills for a target population. Three game-like microcomputer training systems were constructed, each…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Clues, Information Processing
Vigil, P. J. – 1988
Online searching is a complex problem solving task requiring the searcher to combine multiple sets into Boolean expressions. Since spatial ability has been correlated with problem solving tasks which involve abstract conceptual associations, this report argues that it is a significant factor in the information user's ability to both comprehend and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Mapping, Computer Software Development, Expert Systems
Hulland, Carol Marie – 1990
This study focuses on how students make sense of and understand concepts related to the study of a wetland. The analyses of students' talk and drawings recorded during a 2-week wetland unit were divided into two levels. The first level examined students' understandings and explored student traits that contributed to a clear, stable understanding…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides
Groff, Warren H. – 1983
North Central Technical College's (NCTC's) strategic planning and human resource development model is described in this paper in terms of its role in assisting the college's service area in adapting to new technologies. First, background information is presented on NCTC's planning process with respect to the strategic goal areas of: (1)…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Development, Community Education
Tuman, Walter V. – 1985
The potential for the use of technology in second language instruction lies in two general areas: information management (locating, organizing, applying, storing, updating, and evaluating data) and instructional design and implementation. It would be a great disservice to language instruction not to explore these areas, and the language teaching…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Classrooms
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1986
This report describes the following 1986 Office of Management Studies (OMS) programs and services: (1) the Academic Library Program, which includes the Management Review and Analysis Program, the Public Services Study, the Planning Program for Small Academic Libraries, the Collection Analysis Project, the Leadership Development Program, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Processing
Cotter, Gladys A. – 1984
Charged with facilitating access to scientific and technical information (STI) databases, online services, and networks relevant to the conduct and management of research and engineering programs, the Defense Technical Information Center was designated as the Department of Defense (DoD) focal point for the development of an intelligent gateway…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Cooperation, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software
Wright, P.; Valbonesi, P. – 1985
This report comprises a detailed evaluation of two minicomputer-based school information management systems for use at the senior high school level: (1) Prompt Automated Scheduling System (PASS) by Mid-American Corporation and locally developed software, which runs on an IBM minicomputer, and (2) Student Administration System (SAS) by SIERRA…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1985
This report describes the following 1985 Office of Management Studies (OMS) programs and services: (1) the Academic Library Program (ALP), which includes the Organizational Screening Program, the Collection Analysis Project (CAP), the Preservation Planning Program (PPP), the Public Services Study (PSS), the Management Review and Analysis Program…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Processing
White, Charles S. – 1987
This document examines the relationship between the principle of representative government and information in light of dramatic changes in technology. The information age has increased the volume of information and the velocity of its transmission, while linking citizens directly to the site of decisions and facilitating direct citizen…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Government (Administrative Body), Information Dissemination
O'Neil, Sharon Lund; Everett, Donna R. – 1988
This course is the sixth of seven in the Information Systems curriculum. The purpose of the course is to build on skills acquired in the earlier courses and to provide the student with skills that enable him/her to function as a resource person. Its focus is on concepts, applications, and skills as well as on equipment familiarity needed to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education
Horan, Richard V.; Kendrick, Keith S. – 1983
Established by Executive Order 12369 on June 30, 1982, the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (PPSSCC) carried out its mandate through an executive committee of 161 high-level private sector executives. The committee set up a management office and 36 task forces with 1,300 members. The task forces were co-chaired by members of the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Federal Government
Strover, Sharon; Bryant, Mark T. – 1983
Changes brought about in higher education by the information-oriented society and the influence of the marketplace on the university's products are analyzed. The role that education played in the industrial revolution is also addressed. It is claimed that education adopted the goals of industrialization and, in its educational philosophy,…
Descriptors: College Role, Computers, Continuing Education, Data Processing
