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Mattas, Linda L. – 1986
Designed to aid teachers, school administrators, and parents in selecting excellent education software for grades K-12, this guide reports the results of over 7,800 evaluations of educational software programs and lists the 250 selected as the newest education software winners. In addition to these programs, this 1986 edition has added software…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedAbrams, Mary; Kurlychek, Ken – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1989
This article describes the Software Evaluation Clearinghouse for Educators of the Hearing Impaired at Gallaudet University (Washington, DC). Software compatible with Apple and IBM hardware is collected, rated by clearinghouse members, and described in a printed catalog. Tips on starting a software lending library are offered. (PB)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Leonard, Rex; LeCroy, Barbara – 1986
Arguing that software evaluation is crucial to the quality of courseware available in a school, this paper begins by discussing reasons why microcomputers are making such a tremendous impact on education, and notes that, although the quality of software has improved over the years, the challenge for teachers to integrate computing into the…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Smith, Cory – School Planning and Management, 1997
The director of facilities at a prestigious 75-year-old Delaware school located an easy-to-implement software program to computerize the schools's physical-plant system. The right software helps facilities managers oversee schools' physical plants, including budgeting and maintenance. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Database Management Systems, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedIona, Mario – Physics Teacher, 1989
Refutes 14 items from "Computer Test Bank for Heath Physical Science." Discusses the correct answers item by item. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Item Banks
Slatta, Richard W. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Reviews database management software options for academic applications of pedagogy and research offering practical suggestions on choosing software. Software reviewed includes dBase III, Reflex, FYI 3000, Notebook II, AskSAM, Electra-Find, and Practicase. Program advantages, disadvantages, features, flexibility, and costs are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Costs, Database Management Systems
