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Blackman, Bernard I.; Clevenger, Theodore, Jr. – 1987
This discussion of the development of database management systems specifically created to support qualitative research identifies two main problems in qualitative approaches, i.e., the issues of data collection and analysis, and the cumbersome nature of traditional qualitative approaches. These problems are reviewed with a comparison of the…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers
Mandeville, Garrett K. – 1988
This paper describes and evaluates a computerized system, MATCH, which is being used in South Carolina to match or link student records from year to year. The functioning of MATCH and its specific features are described, and its use in matching student test scores is detailed. The problem of mismatched records and the use of visual editing to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Analysis
Download full textPilot, A. – 1988
TAIGA (Twente Advanced Interactive Graphic Authoring system) is a system which can be used to develop instructional software. It is written in MS-PASCAL, and runs on computers that support MS-DOS. Designed to support the production of structured software, TAIGA has a hierarchical structure of three layers, each with a specific function, and each…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer System Design
Gose, Frank J. – 1987
Data administration (DA) is a position that has emerged with the growth of information technologies. A review of DA literature confirms that, although DA is widely associated with database management systems (DBMS), there is no standard DA job description, DA staffing and location within the organization vary, and DA functions range in description…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration
Reed, Dorothy D. – 1986
This report summarizes the findings of a survey of all permanently assigned personnel at the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base (Alabama) to determine what future workplace technologies will be needed to support the university's two major programs, Professional Military Education (PME) and Professional Continuing Education (PCE). The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Needs
Atwood, Nancy K. – 1986
School districts have begun examining the feasibility of, and in some cases are developing and implementing automated systems for, managing and evaluating instructional programs. This paper describes and analyzes the issues and problems that emerged over the course of three projects--a large suburban school in the West, a consortium of five small…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Resta, Paul E.; Rost, Paul – 1986
The Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools conducted a three-year study of integrated computer-based learning systems, including WICAT, Dolphin, PLATO, CCC, and DEGEM. Through cooperation with the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 program, four large integrated learning systems (ILS) were purchased and studied. They were installed…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
