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Peer reviewedCollis, Betty A.; Gore, Marilyn – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1987
This study suggests a new model for the evaluation of educational software authoring systems and applies this model to a particular authoring system, CSR Trainer 4000. The model used is based on an integrated set of software engineering and instructional design principles. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCollis, Betty A.; De Diana, Italo – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Provides an example that illustrates the interrelationship of the factors that influence educational software portability. Nielsen's seven-level approach to human-computer interaction is used as the basis for a model for factors that influence portability, and five phases in the life cycle of a software product being adapted are considered. (10…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Man Machine Systems
Peer reviewedDe Diana, Italo; Collis, Betty A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Reconsiders and affirms the general model of factors that influence the portability potential of educational software by summarizing the articles in this special issue. Factors that received the most attention include software design and development; overall instructional approach; teacher training; and cultural assumptions. Areas for further…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Cultural Context
