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Download full textKumar, David – 1996
This digest discusses types of computer applications used in science assessment; underlying assumptions that guide their roles in assessment; and issues which relate to validity, gender equity, instructional delivery, mode of user interface, and responsibility to the public. Assessment applications for computers can be broadly classified into two…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Franchi, Jorge – 1995
Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-created sensory experience that allows a participant to believe and barely distinguish a "virtual" experience from a real one using computer graphics, sounds, and images to reproduce electronic versions of real-life situations. This digest describes how VR works and discusses applications of VR in…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Social Studies Review, 1991
Presents a bibliographic listing of ERIC/ChESS citations on the use of technology in social studies. Includes studies on computer use to learn map skills, information on incorporating computer work into the classroom, and surveys of software programs and microcomputer use. Provides details for obtaining additional information. (DK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Driscoll, Marcy P. – 2002
This digest contains four sections that discuss the following broad principles that offer a framework to teachers for thinking about how technology can support their instruction: (1) learning occurs in context, including ways that technology can facilitate learning by providing real world contexts that engage learners in solving complex problems,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Helgeson, Stanley L. – 1988
This ERIC Digest presents a brief description of some applications and findings of the microcomputer in science classrooms. It is suggested that microcomputer simulations are at least as effective as hands-on experiences for some cognitive outcomes and may in fact enhance these outcomes when the simulations are sequenced to follow hands-on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
McLaughlin, Pamela – 1992
This annotated bibliography is the sixth annual compilation of the abstracts of 228 documents added to the ERIC database during the year 1991 in the area of computer applications in elementary and secondary schools. The types of materials included are administrator guides, bibliographies, conference papers, evaluative reports, literature reviews,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Artificial Intelligence
