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Connecting Classroom Practice and Research. A Review: Journal of Research in Childhood Education Vol.5, No.1, Fall/Winter 1990.

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Silvern, Steven B. – Childhood Education, 1990

Reviews articles in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Volume 5, Number 1, 1990. Topics include young children's oral language; effects of realistic versus nonrealistic play; textbook choice; written response to stereotypical and nonstereotypical story starters; and computers and kindergarten language development. (DG)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition

Readability, Interest, and Coverage of 15 Introductory Textbooks on Educational Computing.

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Maddux, Cleborne D.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1989

Describes the use of the Flesch readability and interest formulae to evaluate textbooks intended for use in college level introductory educational computing courses. Variables that influence what textbook is chosen for a college course are discussed, and readability scores, human interest categories, and subject matter coverage are examined in…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Higher Education, Introductory Courses