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Foster, John F. – 1988
The first paper, "Pupils--Panaceas and Pragmatism," provides background on computer-assisted instruction and national programs in Great Britain for introducing computers into the schools. The second paper (untitled) looks at the status of computers in education in Great Britain, the effects of the national curriculum on computer use, and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textKubiak, Anna T.; Cowell, William R. – 1990
A procedure used to average several Mantel-Haenszel delta difference values for an item is described and evaluated. The differential item functioning (DIF) procedure used by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) is based on the Mantel-Haenszel statistical technique for studying matched groups. It is standard procedure at ETS to analyze test items…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Item Bias
Hartley, J. Roger – 1986
This overview of the current status of computer-based learning in the United Kingdom (U.K.) begins with a discussion of the Microelectronics Education Program (MEP), which was implemented in 1981 to: (1) provide inservice teacher training in the educational aspects of microelectronics; (2) stimulate and service curriculum development efforts using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
