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Christel, Michael – Instruction Delivery Systems, 1992
Describes a microcomputer-based digital video course that uses virtual reality to teach the code inspection (i.e., formal software technical review) process. Use of virtual reality for group process activities that involve interpersonal and group dynamic skills is discussed, and research indicating that realism improves course effectiveness is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation

Schumann, Heinz – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Presents the geometric, software-ergonomic, and educative standards for interactive graphics systems envisioned for planimetric constructions and calculations in secondary mathematics instruction. Describes the geometric-didactic potentials of the MS DOS-Version 1.6 of CABRI-Gomtre which is an Intelligent Tutoring System with the possibilities for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Evaluation, Geometric Constructions

Sieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1992
Lists and compares specifications, properties, and test results of eight microcomputer software programs for information storage and retrieval by endusers. This is one of a series of articles that have reported the results of a software evaluation project conducted by The Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN). (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria

Biraimah, Karen – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses bias in educational computer software by using examples of database programs to illustrate their cultural selection and amplification functions. Forms of knowledge control are examined, and results of a study that analyzed how gender, ethnicity, and the global perspective are portrayed in educational computer software are reported.…
Descriptors: Bias, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Beiser, Karl – Database, 1993
Discusses resources and strategies that libraries can use to evaluate competing database management software for purchase. Needs assessments, types of software available, features of good software, evaluation aids, shareware, and marketing and product trends are covered. (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Database Management Systems, Database Producers, Evaluation Criteria

O'Haver, T. C. – Analytical Chemistry, 1991
Some commercially available software tools that have potential applications in the analytical chemistry curriculum are surveyed and evaluated. Tools for instruction, analysis and research, and courseware development are described. A list of the software packages, the compatible hardware, and the vendor's address is included. (KR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation

Hall, Valerie G.; Martin, Linda E. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1999
Discusses the challenge of teachers having limited instruction with choosing appropriate software packages for classroom instruction. Discusses generating a review form that can guide teachers in the selection of educational software. Presents a list of criteria for evaluating software. (SC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software

Kordaki, Maria; Potari, Despina – Computers & Education, 1998
Describes a computer microworld for learning the concept of conservation of area and its measurement; analyzes its main features (drawing segments and polygons, manipulation of areas using simulations of children's sensory-motor actions, measuring areas, transforming areas into equivalent ones, and measuring lengths and angles); and presents the…
Descriptors: Area, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation

Daniel, Joseph I. – Journal of Economic Education, 1999
Reviews the development of computer-aided instruction (CAI) and provides criteria for effective CAI on the World Wide Web. Presents an experimental CAI package called "oo Micro!" intended to satisfy those criteria. Describes the package contents and procedures, and provides an Internet address where a demonstration can be found. (DSK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Economics Education, Higher Education
Landa, Lev N. – Educational Technology, 1998
After reviewing 50 educational software titles produced by 21 companies to assess how thinking and thinking skills were developed, the author found most had similar methodological drawbacks. Describes the algo-heuristic methodological position and outlines drawbacks of current software. (PEN)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation

Cohen, Steve; And Others – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996
A detailed multisite evaluation of instructional software, the ConStatS package, designed to help students conceptualize introductory probability and statistics, yielded patterns of error on several assessment items. Results from 739 college students demonstrated 10 misconceptions that may be among the most difficult concepts to teach. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Assessment

Ehrmann, Stephen C. – CALICO Journal, 1995
Discusses the benefits and challenges of technology in the teaching of foreign languages. Benefits include accessibility in time and space and an accessible learning process. Challenges include providing sufficient access to learning for everyone who has adequate preparation, fostering the right kinds of learning outcomes for course graduates, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Kecojevic, Vladislav; Bise, Christopher; Haight, Joel – Interactive Learning Environments, 2005
The use of professional software is an integral part of a student's education in the mining engineering curriculum at The Pennsylvania State University. Even though mining engineering represents a limited market across U.S. educational institutions, the goal still exists for using this type of software to enrich the learning environment with…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Engineering Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Ragozzine, Frank – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
I describe and evaluate SuperLab LT (Chase & Abboud, 1990), a software package that enables students to replicate classic experiments in cognitive psychology. I also discuss the package with respect to its uses in teaching an undergraduate course in Experimental Psychology. Although the package has minor flaws, SuperLab LT provides numerous…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Computer Software, Experiments
DeKanter, Nick – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2005
The new definition of interactivity has as its focal point the skills of people, not the capabilities of the technology. The goal is to enhance the interaction between people and the learning that can only occur among curious and motivated individuals working together. The social nature of people, the increasing capabilities of technology and the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction