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Science and Children, 1990
Reviewed are six computer software packages including "Invisible Bugs,""Chaos Plus...,""The Botanist's Apprentice,""A Baby is Born," Storyboard Plus-Version 2.0," and "Weather." Hardware requirements, functions, performance, and use in the classroom are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Botany, Chaos Theory
Drumm, John E.; Groom, Frank M. – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes a pilot project at the Muncie (Indiana) Public Library that was developed to teach disadvantaged children basic Internet and writing skills. Topics include the need for reading and writing abilities and information-literacy skills; learning processes; computer skills; word-processing skills; and report-writing skills using a template.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills

Kubota, Ryuko – Foreign Language Annals, 1999
Describes four computer-assisted Japanese language and culture projects using word processing and the World Wide Web conducted in a college-level third-year Japanese class, and reports on the impact of the projects as assessed by student pre- and postquestionnaires, reflective comments from students, and instructors' reflective observation notes.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
Beck, Natalie; Fetherston, Tony – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003
Writing, an essential part of every young child's school life, is a complex affair involving cognitive, affective, and psychomotor elements. Most children learn to write, with varying degrees of success, and every school has children who can be classified as nonwriters. Some children are inhibited and frustrated by writing and are put off by the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Writing Improvement, Writing Processes, Word Processing
Wolfe, Edward W.; And Others – 1995
This study is an interim follow-up to an investigation of how computer use influences the writing process used by high school students on a direct writing assessment (Wolfe and others, 1994). Whether students with less comfort and experience with word processors would receive lower scores on word-processed essays than those with more comfort and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
Ediger, Marlow – 1996
Pupils in middle schools should have ample opportunities to write with the use of word processors. Legible writing in longhand will always be necessary in selected situations but, nevertheless, much drudgery is taken care of when using a word processor. Word processors tend to be very user friendly in that few mechanical skills are needed by the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Earth Science, Imagery, Intermediate Grades
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1992
The task for the National Data Management Project is to share technological capabilities with the Head Start Community in order to implement improved services for children and families involved in Head Start. Many Head Start programs have incorporated technology into their programs, including word processing, database management systems,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Automation, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs
Coffield, Kate – 1996
This paper traces an educator's experiences with computers over a span of 20 years, and describes the computerization of and concomitant obstacles faced by the Humanities department at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (AUC). The computerization of AUC began in the 1980s, with workstations mainly in the science, math, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education
Desmarais, Lise – 1994
A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a spelling instruction method using a computer spell-checking program. The proposed teaching methodology is supported by theoretical hypotheses drawn from the field of cognitive psychology associated with the learning of spelling and pedagogical principles associated with the teaching of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Balajthy, Ernest – 1995
When matched for achievement level and educational objectives, computer technology can be particularly effective with at-risk students. Computer-assisted instructional software is the most widely available type of software. An exciting development pertinent to literacy education is the development of the "electronic book" (also called…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Anderson-Yates, Marcia A.; Wiggs, Linda Henson – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine document origination methods used by business professionals, relationships of factors that influence selection of document origination methods, and implications for business curricula. A 3-part questionnaire was used to obtain data from 265 Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates (1967-1991)…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Business English
Broderick, Bill; And Others – Research in Developmental Education, 1987
These two serial issues are devoted to the impact of computers on education, and specifically their effects on developmental education programs. First "The Effects of Computer-Based Instruction" summarizes the literature on the impact of computer-based instruction, including a study by James and Chen-Lin Kulik and Peter Cohen, which found that:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
Colorado Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1992
This volume, one of a series of eight curriculum guides compiled by the Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative: 1991-92, includes five courses on functional skills for a workplace literacy curriculum. Introductory materials include a table of contents, a list of the curriculum topics covered in each guide, and a section called "Hello…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Conversational Language Courses
Greater Erie Community Action Committee, PA. – 1993
A program of basic language/writing skills was designed to enhance the literacy levels of 24 multicultural seniors, aged 65 or older, who were recruited from senior centers throughout Erie County, Pennsylvania. Computer literacy and basic word processing skills were taught along with basic language/writing skills in a nonthreatening learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy
Wolfe, Edward; And Others – 1993
The two studies described here compare essays composed on word processors with those composed with pen and paper for a standardized writing assessment. The following questions guided these studies: (1) Are there differences in test administration and writing processes associated with handwritten versus word-processor writing assessments? (2) Are…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Essays