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Burchfield, Michael L.; Gifford, Vernon D. – 1995
Science process skills include basic skills like observing, inferring, measuring, communicating, classifying, and predicting, as well as integrated skills like controlling variables, defining operationally, formulating hypotheses, interpreting data, experimenting, and formulating models. Recognition of the value of science process skills has…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Dana, Ann S. – 1997
The theory and practice of the instructional design system includes the categories of design, development, utilization, evaluation, and management; instructional designers and teachers need to determine an appropriate balance of structural knowledge and detailed knowledge acquisition. The purpose of this study was to determine what teachers'…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design, Courseware, Design Requirements
Hagopian, Tim – 1996
In response to a decision at Worcester State College (Massachusetts) that remedial mathematics and other mathematics courses should be taught in a non-lecture format--learning by doing rather than by watching--a math computer lab was created. Three courses each have a 1-hour lecture per week, with students responsible for all additional learning…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers
Greenleaf, Connie; Gee, Mary Kay – 1996
Following an introductory section that provides a rationale for using computers in workplace literacy classes, this guide reviews six computer programs and provides activities that teachers can use with the programs in teaching workplace literacy classes. The six computer programs reviewed are as follows: "Grammar Games,""Spell It 3,""The Way…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Lucas, Leslie A.; Tuscher, Leroy J. – 1993
This study investigated whether the visual forms of buttons influenced learning and satisfaction when early adolescent students were asked to perform tasks using computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Ninety subjects participated. Three visual forms were designed for buttons located in a CAI application. One contained pictures for commands, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Land, Susan M.; Hannafin, Michael J. – 1998
This paper critically analyzes problems and issues related to learning with open, technology-based environments. Theoretical assumptions that underlie learning in this type of environment are clarified in the first section. The second section addresses imitations in adaptive capabilities of technology, including: the learner relies upon feedback…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Constructivism (Learning)
Westhead, Martin D. – 1996
This paper outlines work in progress at the University of Edinburgh on the construction of a small World Wide Web-based interactive learning environment (EPIC) developed for the teaching of high performance computing. The paper begins by outlining work done in cognitive science on how people make use of structure in physical environments. Within…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development
Vantaggiato, Antonio – 1998
This paper describes a system that provides faculty with automatic testing and grading online facilities, as well as course administration resources, using the World Wide Web as a common and ubiquitous interface. The system was built using the Common Lisp HTTP Server from MIT and its functionality to generate HTML "on the fly," which offers the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Ryan, Francis J.; Sweeder, John J.; Bednar, Maryanne R. – 1998
This paper presents a brief synopsis of recent trends in moral education and suggests ways in which a blending of idea and product technologies can promote the development of four specific moral sentiments: sympathy, duty, fairness, and self-control. Four integrated strategies that teacher educators can use to help preservice and inservice…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Courseware, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology
Baumgartner, Peter; Payr, Sabine – 1998
This paper presents a model that was developed for the categorization and evaluation of stand-alone interactive media and that now is used to contribute to a more detailed and specific educational discussion of Internet use. The paper begins with a review of the foundations on which the model is built, including software as subject, tool, or…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Santos, Neide; Diaz, Alicia; Bibbo, Luis Mariano – 1998
This paper proposes a framework for supporting the authoring process of distance learning courses. An overview of distance learning courses and the World Wide Web is presented. The proposed framework is then described, including: (1) components of the framework--a hypermedia design methodology for authoring the course, links to related Web sites,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Courseware
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1990
This report presents the findings from South Carolina's seventh statewide computer survey. The survey solicited information on computer equipment and software, and dealt with such issues as the instructional and administrative uses of computers and the availability and use of Software Evaluation Exchange Dissemination (SEED) software reviews and a…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education
Jones, Russel C., Ed. – 1992
This document reports the proceedings of a workshop on Technological Literacy. The objectives of the workshop were: to review programs and to identify issues in technological literacy for liberal arts majors; to discuss mechanisms for the stimulation of appropriate additional technological literacy programs; and to develop an action plan for…
Descriptors: Courseware, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Engineering Technology
Fang, Rong-Jyue; Hsieh, Sam Shih-Ying – 1991
This study was designed to gain a better understanding of interactive video instruction and its effects on individual learning in high school students in Taiwan. The study had three objectives: (1) to identify students' background information and involvement in computer assisted instruction; (2) to assess whether there is a linear relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Anderson, Tiffoni – 1994
This module provides information on development and use of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) software program that seeks to link literacy skills education, safety training, and human-centered design. Section 1 discusses the development of the software program that helps workers understand the MSDSs that accompany the chemicals with which they…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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