NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 8,851 to 8,865 of 9,523 results Save | Export
Masland, Andrew T. – 1982
The importance of myth and ritual in understanding the use of computer simulators in higher education is considered. Myths are commonly held beliefs that maintain social solidarity and reduce ambiguity; rituals serve a similar function, but they involve actions in addition to words. Examples of common myths and rituals are used to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs
Megarry, Jacquetta, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This six-part yearbook, consisting of individual papers, focuses on various aspects of computers and microtechnology in education. Issues and problems are addressed in part 1, including: computer role in thinking, learning, and educating; teachers' unions and the impact of computer-based technologies; evaluation of computer-assisted learning;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Oldsen, Carl F. – 1983
Membership in the Computer-Based Message Switching (CBMS) network increased to 33 agencies and organizations as a result of project work to establish an electronic communication system for vocational education program improvement. The project was funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education under the Applied Research and Development…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Databases
Lang, Harry G. – 1984
This paper examines various issues related to the teaching of science to hearing impaired students at the elementary school, intermediate school, secondary school, and college levels. Also included are: (1) summaries of national surveys on the state-of-the-art; (2) suggested strategies for teaching hearing impaired students; (3) three case studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary School Science
Harms, Dan; And Others – 1985
Individualized, competency-based curriculum materials were developed for a course on Principles of Technology, Units 1-6. New and updated curriculum materials in Drafting and Electronics and the Principles of Technology units were pilot tested in area vocational center settings in Illinois. A computer maintenance program was also developed but not…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
This handbook is designed to familiarize adult basic education (ABE) instructors with the basics of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Addressed in the individual sections of the manual are the following topics: computers in ABE, benefits of CAI, hidden cost considerations and necessary commitment for CAI, vocabulary, getting started,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Brisk, Maria Estela – 1985
A program in which Spanish-speaking first grade children were encouraged to write stories about subjects of interest to them, using microcomputers and composing a personal storybook, has the advantages of using little-used computers, providing a link between oral and written language, encouraging creativity in students often perceived as learning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Fried, Mindy; O'Reilly, Elaine – 1985
This manual, which presents the principles and steps involved in the two-year Citizen Involvement for Day Care Quality Project in Massachusetts, serves as a guide for developing a citizen network to address the need for quality day care. The Project was housed by the Office for Children (OFC), the state agency which licenses and monitors all day…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Certification, Citizen Participation, Computer Oriented Programs
Rawls, Willie J.; And Others – 1985
These proceedings include presentations that reflect the conference's focus on reporting current research in agricultural education. Twenty-one papers are presented in six general sessions: "Future Research Needs for Improving Vocational Agriculture Teacher Education Programs" (David L. Williams); "Assessment of Competencies…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, College Graduates, Computer Oriented Programs
Feurzeig, W.; And Others – 1981
A brief review of the history of computer-assisted instruction and discussion of the current and potential roles of microcomputers in education introduce this review of the capabilities of state-of-the-art microcomputers and currently available software for them, and some speculations about future trends and developments. A survey of current…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs
Leising, J.; Wilkins, Russell – 1981
This document contains the final report and appendixes from a project to develop resources for use by community college agricultural education instructors in better utilizing computer technology in instruction and to provide inservice workshops to make the instructors aware of available hard- and software. The four-page narrative lists objectives,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Teeter, Deborah J.; Stolz, R. Kenneth – 1981
The development of an interactive computer model at the University of Kansas and its potential to promote administrative involvement in sophisticated model development and to increase the effectiveness of institutional planning is considered. The model was developed to provide administrators a tool for analyzing the interaction of predicted…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
Keister, Stephen D. – 1978
A recommendation is made for computerization of student records in the Graduate School of the University of Toledo, because of insufficient space for record storage, clumsy retrieval methods, difficult interfiling methods, long waits for grade and credit-hour updates, lack of staff time for attention to recordkeeping, and costly and ineffective…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrative Change, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
SMITH, ROBERT G., JR. – 1967
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 449 ANNOTATED ENTRIES SUPPLEMENTS AN EARLIER HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH OFFICE REPORT, "THE DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS" (TECHNICAL REPORT 66-18, NOVEMBER, 1966). IT SERVES AS A GUIDE TO MANY OF THE STUDIES CONDUCTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING METHODS AND TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS. AN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Educational Television
CAMPBELL, ROBERT E., ED. – 1966
IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, THE CENTER INVITED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS FROM SEVERAL DISCIPLINES TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING AND IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. THERE WERE SIX OVERALL GOALS--(1) TO STIMULATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND INTEREST, (2) TO EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE FIELD AND TO…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Computer Oriented Programs, Counselors
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  587  |  588  |  589  |  590  |  591  |  592  |  593  |  594  |  595  |  ...  |  635