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Peer reviewedNagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation Review, 1986
This article analyzes a type of microcomputer program that can process a set of: (1) prior cases or incidents; (2) predictive criteria for separating the cases into two or more categories, and (3) relations between each prior case and criterion in order to arrive at an accurate decision rule. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Federal Programs, Microcomputers, Multiple Regression Analysis
Download full textMerrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1985
This executive summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings for the first year of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TAES), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1983
Satellite telecasts and videotape are discussed in this two-part paper, which is based on the preliminary experiences of Project BEST (Basic Education Skills through Technology), a dissemination project for communicating about the use of technology in teaching basic skills, and providing functional experience with new information communication…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communications Satellites, Design Requirements, Federal Programs
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1986
This summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TABS), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student competencies in the basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1991
This paper discusses implications of assistive technology for teachers or early intervention professionals who are seeking to optimize the educational experiences of children with disabilities. The paper considers the role of the Federal Government in Public Law 100-407, which establishes a grant program for statewide delivery of assistive…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Lavin, Richard – 1985
This report presents the design, organization, and findings of a federally funded project implemented in three Northeastern Massachusetts towns (Burlington, Lunenburg, and Tewksbury), which demonstrated the application of computer technology to school improvement, specifically in the areas of writing, problem solving, and research/study skills in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Comerford, James P.; Carlson, Margaret – 1985
This paper describes the approach taken by the Office of Compensatory Education of the Michigan Department of Education to provide microcomputer training to Chapter 1 administrators. It reports on the two objectives of the study to evaluate the effects of the training program: (1) to assess the short term effects of teaching administrators to use…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Computer Software, Data Processing
