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Peer reviewedKomoski, P. Kenneth – Educational Leadership, 1985
Instructional materials are mediocre and inflexible because (1) education agencies leave important decisions to materials producers; (2) students, parents, and teachers lack influence; and (3) schools depend excessively on such materials. Cites research supporting this view, and suggests broad criteria and actions to improve textbooks. (MCG)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Courseware, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Komoski, P. Kenneth – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Reviews the current status of educational software. Only a small percentage of programs available is of high quality. The potential of educational computing is at a crucial juncture during the next two years. (MD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Courseware, Curriculum Design
Download full textKomoski, P. Kenneth; Plotnick, Eric – 1995
Microcomputers in schools contribute significantly to the learning process, and software selection is taken as seriously as the selection of text books. The seven step process for responsible software selection are: (1) analyzing needs, including the differentiation between needs and objectives; (2) specification of requirements; (3) identifying…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education
