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Buckleitner, Warren – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 1999
Examines current state of children's software evaluation practice. Predicts future educational software evaluation in light of the dynamic nature of educational and "edutainment" software. Discusses key issue such as the best way to evaluate the appropriateness of software for children at each age group and the most efficient means of making this…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Gati, Itamar – Journal of Career Development, 1990
The framework for an ideal computer-assisted career guidance system is a combination of a decision support system and an expert system. Such a system takes into account individual differences in all relevant dimensions and guides the user to the relevant information in the shortest way. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Information Systems, Career Planning, Computer Software Selection
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Sampson, James P., Jr.; Reardon, Robert C. – Journal of Career Development, 1990
Synthesizes critiques of the computer-assisted career guidance system selection guidelines (CE 521 972) in terms of system and feature effects, qualitative features, benefits, and costs. Presents implications for practitioners, researchers, system developers, and policy makers. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Information Systems, Career Planning, Computer Software Selection
Krauthamer, Helene – 2000
This paper addresses the lack of evaluative resources for computer-assisted reading and writing instruction (CARWI). It begins by discussing the benefits, drawbacks, and effectiveness of computer-based instruction. It then describes types of CARWI packages, including: (1) writing process software; (2) electronic handbooks; (3) interactive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Courseware
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1995
World Wide Web browsers are compared by speed, setup, hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) handling, management of file transfer protocol (FTP), telnet, gopher, and wide area information server (WAIS); bookmark options; and communication functions. Netscape has the most features, the fastest retrieval, sophisticated bookmark capabilities. (JMV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation