Describes a study showing that primary grade students can benefit from using a word processor in activities that involve the creation of text. Suggests activities that further extend the value of the word processor in language arts instruction. (EL)

Practical guidelines are offered to help the teacher integrate microcomputers into a resource room environment for learning disabled students. The author lists basic software packages that are reported to provide proven "starter paks" in language, reading, and mathematics at specified grade levels. (JW)

A 42-item software directory describes courseware in a variety of skill areas, including alphabetizing, communicating, daily living skills, grammar, mathematics, reading, speech, and vocabulary. An audiovisual listing describes videotapes, motion pictures, and filmstrips that focus primarily on disability awareness and various aspects of learning…

Computer-assessed instruction and language intervention are reviewed; modifications of software usage are noted for individuals with language disorders; and the role of computer-managed instruction in language intervention is examined. Four case studies demonstrate the versatility of the microcomputer with this population. (CL)

The case study illustrates the use of access to computers as a positive reinforcer to increase appropriate social behaviors in a group of five secondary-level disabled students. The advantages of computers as reinforcers are discussed. (Author/CL)

Presents modified version of a glossary of commonly used terms in instructional computing. Defined as straightforwardly as possible, the terms listed are intended as an aid for foreign language teachers who are newcomers to the field of computer assisted instruction. (SL)

The process of evaluating computer software is discussed, and a procedure is described which focuses upon ease of use, program content, instructional design and kind of incentive, value conflicts, input/output capacity, teacher management options, built-in authoring systems, and special learning needs. (CL)

The paper describes Computer-Assisted Video Instruction (CAVI) programs developed for use with young adult hearing-impaired students. The programs provide individualized instruction in vocabulary, activities, and concepts for specific areas of study (accounting and shop safety). The program provides visual examples of vocabulary, activities, and…

Use of personal computers as teaching partners in basic skills instruction of the hearing-impaired personalizes and extends teaching techniques related to existing textbooks. This approach provides both phonetic and phonologic practice. Benefits of this approach are the faster pace and better retention of the material, peer support in performing…

Presents a comprehensive evaluation model that could be applied to computer-based education programs in a variety of arts and sciences areas. The model includes stages which consider program capability, content evaluation, hardware selection, individual lessons, students' progress, equipment availability, student attitudes, cost effectiveness,…

Described and evaluated is a course structured around SPSS (the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) that helps psychology students review what they have learned in an introductory statistics course and apply these quantitative skills to other courses. Student evaluation showed that course objectives were met. (Author/RM)

A project is described which will design, develop, field test, and refine a computer-based instructional system for remediating problems in memory and metacognition of students with hearing disabilities. The system will focus on fundamental cognitive skills underlying every content area. (CL)

The article addresses preservice training of teachers of hearing-impaired children in the use of microcomputers as an instructional tool interwoven into the educational curriculum and incorporating computer graphics, problem solving, and logical thinking. Guidelines are offered for software selection. Teacher attitudes and opinions regarding the…

Seven factors concerning the marketability of special education computer software are reviewed: proliferation of computers in the schools, distribution patterns, consumer demand, quality of the product, the ability to use the material over time without revision, focus on basic skill development, and the effects of future trends. (CL)

Analysis of relative instructional efficacy for 12 hearing impaired and 12 hearing adolescents revealed significantly fewer errors on problem solving tasks for hearing impaired Ss in the microcomputer condition than in the teacher-directed condition. Normal hearing Ss produced significantly fewer errors than the hearing impaired Ss regardless of…