The vocational educational module of the Rhode Island Educational Management Information System is a data base that is an ongoing system that has been designed both to grow and to be modified to meet the needs of local and State administrators in the management of vocational education within Rhode Island. (Author)

Examines the impact of computer managed instruction (CMI) on classroom instructional management. Views the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development and Developing Mathematical Processes curricula within the CMI model developed at the Wisconsin Research and Development Center. (Author/WM)

The multidimensional approach to student evaluation at the University of Tennessee and the demand for current accurate reports about the progress of prospective physicians has made computerization of student evaluations mandatory. (Author/PG)

At Florida Technological University, an official student transcript system was developed using computer assistance. The record files consist of three sections: a student record file, a transfer record file, and a master class schedule. (Author/PG)

A survey of 287 staff developers was conducted during October 1986 to gather information on the use of computers in staff development offices. Questionnaires were mailed to every fifth member of the National Staff Development Council; 92 completed instruments were returned within one month for a return rate of 32%. Areas covered by the survey…

This document is the fourth publication in a series devoted to the use of computers in counseling. The outgrowth of the 1986 ERIC/CAPS workshop, it contains four of the major presentations made at the conference. "The Impact of Computers on the Future of Counseling: Boom or Boomerang" (Edwin L. Herr) examines the effect of technology…

Characteristics of a decision support system (DSS) and factors that influence system design are described, along with a decision support database at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Reasons that the institutional research office is in a unique position to support decision-making are identified. A review of the literature of DSS briefly covers…

Proceedings of the 1985 Invitational Research Symposium on Special Education Technology are summarized. The document contains a summary of each of 28 individual presentations, plus 10 research summaries submitted by individual participants, and 42 summaries on current technology-based research in special education. The first section reviews…

Provided are several perspectives on technology, addressing changes in learners related to technology, changes in contemporary life related to technology, and changes in subject areas related to technology (indicating that technology has created such new tools for inquiry as computer programming, word processing, online database searches, and…

The use of computer conferencing (CC) to support undergraduate distance learners will, presumably, lower attrition rates for distance learners by providing students with the ability to exchange ideas and develop insights with others, overcoming the intellectual and social isolation associated with correspondence courses. It will be years before…

Information is provided on the data sources and tools used in-house at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). The objective of the guide is to serve as a central resource for the various data management and analysis activities of NCHEMS. Summaries are provided of NCHEMS information and analytic resources including…

This brief note is a description and invitation to educators, practitioners, and researchers to participate in AEDNET, a special network of electronic mail created for people in adult education. The description of AEDNET provides a history of the network and lists current and future benefits of AEDNET. Information is then presented on joining…

Two functions necessary for managing a computer center (organizing and controlling) are discussed with a focus on a nomenclature that was found to be useful for identifying parts of a system and was compatible with the definitions of most operational systems. For example, it is necessary to identify files, reports, and programs used in daily…

Qualitative methodology, the traditional mainstay of social science and historical research, is currently gaining increased respectability as both an alternative and a companion to quantitative methods in intercultural communication research. Because data collection and compilation techniques are often highly personal, situation-specific,…

A national survey was conducted during the 1987-88 academic year to investigate the characteristics of selected high quality elementary schools known for their support of instructional technology. Of the 73 schools contacted, 70% responded to the survey. The findings showed that available computer time was most often divided among three major…