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Foecke, Jerome F. – AEDS Journal, 1979
Examines the external change forces in the environment and their resultant impact on the internal structure and activities of an organization designed to jointly develop uses of computers and data processing techniques to facilitate the administrative, instruction, and research activities of member school districts. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education

Freeman, Raoul J. – AEDS Journal, 1983
Describes a system for payroll reporting from geographically disparate locations in which data is entered, edited, and verified locally on minicomputers and then uploaded to a central computer for the standard payroll process. Communications and hardware, time-reporting software, data input techniques, system implementation, and its advantages are…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing

Nygard, Kendall E.; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1982
The computer-based system for routing school buses in rural areas which is discussed minimizes both transportation costs and the average student ride time. Route generation methodology is described and a flowchart of the algorithm is included. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing

Huntington, Fred – AEDS Journal, 1983
Discusses microcomputer uses for administrative computing in education at site level and central office and recommends that administrators start with a word processing program for time management, an electronic spreadsheet for financial accounting, a database management system for inventories, and self-written programs to alleviate paper…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing

Pogrow, Stanley – AEDS Journal, 1980
The present approach to providing state assistance to school districts focuses exclusively on conceptual issues and ignores certain critical aspects of physical implementation. The model proposed emphasizes the use of microcomputers in the physical support system and describes an inservice program to train people to use the machines. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Data Processing, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education

Spuck, Dennis W.; Atkinson, Gene – AEDS Journal, 1983
An outline of microcomputer applications for administrative computing in education is followed by discussions of aspects of office automation, database management systems, management information systems, administrative computer systems, and software. Several potential problems relating to administrative computing in education are identified.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education

Rushinek, Avi; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1982
Describes the methodology and procedures, as well as the findings of an investigation of the relationship between the use of computer-assisted instruction and students' attitudes toward the instructor and the course in the teaching of undergraduate business data processing. An 11-item bibliography and a copy of the survey are included. (JL)
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation

Sexton, Porter – AEDS Journal, 1982
Discusses geoprocessing, a computer mapping technique used by the Portland (Oregon) School District in which geographic analysis and data processing are combined. Several applications for administrative decision-making are discussed, including bus routing and redistricting. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Decision Support Systems, Elementary Secondary Education

Jensen, Carl B. – AEDS Journal, 1985
Description of a validated computer assisted instruction (CAI) program (The Addition Tutorial) illustrates how four critical components for instruction--learning principles application to instructional design; sufficient database; adequate motivational system; and delivery system which provides teacher learning environment control--might be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Addition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware

Freeman, Raoul J. – AEDS Journal, 1982
Description of a comprehensive student administrative data system developed by Los Angeles Unified School District and embedded in a large distributed processing computer network discusses hardware, software, implementation, and further enhancements. Subsystems described include student identification, attendance accounting, class registration,…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education