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Larson, Harry J.; And Others – 1981
The report covers three interrelated studies which pertain to the utilization of computer based management information systems in reporting special education data to the state and federal governments. Two of the studies reflect certain aspects of actual computer use by California school districts and county offices of education, and the third…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Wesson, Caren – 1983
The paper describes a microcomputer disk, Data Based Program Modification (DBPM), which allows special and regular educators to monitor the progress of each student, thereby perceiving the effectiveness of the instructional program. The advantages of such a formative evaluation approach are considered. The development of the DBPM is outlined in…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textHanley, Tom V. – 1983
The report summarized findings from a study of organizational issues involved in the use of microcomputers in special education programs in 12 school districts. Background of the study and details on site selection were given. Features of the selected districts (urbanicity, number of schools, enrollment, predominant ethnicity, and number of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Enell, Nancy C.; Barrick, Stanley W. – 1983
A five-phase study was conducted to evaluate all major computer systems used in writing IEPs (individualized education programs) in California. A "manual" sample composed of four Special Education Local Planning Agencies (SELPAs) that did not use computers was surveyed and responses compared with SELPAs that did use computers. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedJenkins, Marcia W. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1987
Individualized educational programs (IEPs) written either by hand or by use of the "IEP Writer'" a specially designed word processing program, were compared. Results indicated that IEPs which were written using the program took less time and were of higher quality than were handwritten IEPs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Hanley, Tom V. – 1983
The report describes a project assessing the organizational issues surrounding microcomputers in special education, with special emphasis on software selection and use. Twelve districts were visited, and both administrative and instructional applications of microcomputers were observed. Two major types of software--applications and systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped. – 1983
The final report presents a quarter-by-quarter analysis of results in a project designed to develop and implement a microcomputer-based management system for resource room teachers of mainstreamed mildlly handicapped secondary students. Information was to consist of updated daily records of instructional activities and of the individual student…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
SRA Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1983
The report presents case studies of microcomputer use in 12 school districts' special education programs. The case study approach was designed to focus on organizational issues, specifically the following four: nature of collaboration between regular and special education, centralization or decentralization of decisionmaking in implementation…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Cooper, Judith A.; Hebbeler, Kathleen. – 1985
The report documents activities and findings of the Preschool Evaluation Project which is developing a model for evaluating program provision to handicapped preschoolers and creating a longitudinal data base to track the short- and long-term progress of preschool children receiving special services in Montgomery County, Maryland. During the first…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Managed Instruction, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Peer reviewedSaunders, Muriel D.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
A special education record-keeping system using bar code symbols and optical scanners is described. Bar code symbols were created for each Individualized Educational Plan objective, and symbols are scanned when students emit targeted behaviors. A weekly printed report of student performance is produced. Advantages, disadvantages, and costs are…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Costs, Data Collection
Tobias, Robert; And Others – 1982
The final evaluation report examines the effectiveness of Project Referral, Evaluation, and Placement Training, a New York City program to improve the delivery of services to handicapped children. The program consisted of three components: (1) the computerized Management Information System, (2) the Nondiscriminatory Assessment Component, and (3)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Computer Managed Instruction, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Hofmeister, Alan M.; Ferrara, Joseph M. – 1986
The research project investigated whether expert system tools have become sophisticated enough to be applied efficiently to problems in special education. (Expert systems are a development of artificial intelligence that combines the computer's capacity for storing specialized knowledge with a general set of rules intended to replicate the…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
