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| Wager, Walter | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
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Peer reviewedWager, Walter – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
"Instructional design" technology focuses on the learning process and student achievement rather than on the teaching process and student control. Adoption of this technology permits the effective use of computer-managed instruction as a learning tool. Teachers must learn to use both the technology and the tool to improve instruction. (PGD)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Teachers
Peer reviewedMann, Dale – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Discusses the high school dropout problem, focusing on young people's reasons for leaving school and schools' efforts to retain them. Recommends more effective primary education, computer programs to identify youth at risk, and coalitions of schools, businesses, and government agencies to pair learning and work experience. Cites 15 references.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Computer Managed Instruction, Dropout Prevention, Potential Dropouts
Peer reviewedCoutts, J. Douglas – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
Administrators' classroom observations should be supplemented by more thorough evaluation techniques. This article describes a simple device for measuring teachers' progress toward completing instructional goals based on electronically submitted lesson plans. Repeated low "turn" rates may signify the need for extra classroom resources or problems…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Objectives, Ethics, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Focuses on social changes that the transition into a technological age is bringing about. Emphasizes the importance of English instruction as a discipline that transmits the culture of our civilization. (MD)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computers, Educational Change, Educational History
Peer reviewedCallison, William – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Four systems for computer-assisted instruction are explained and compared here: the PLATO, the TICCIT, the TRS 80, and the Apple II. (JM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedTrimble, Sherry – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Today's educational software has transcended original drill and practice functions to provide enjoyable learning experiences through simulation, tutorial, and special education programs that develop reasoning and problem-solving skills. Teacher and administrator effectiveness can be enhanced by lesson design, scheduling, attendance, grade…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedThompson, Carla J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Secondary school administrators can use local community colleges as resources in several ways: as showplaces of diverse uses for computers, links to the needs of business regarding computing skills, participants in concurrent enrollment programs, and providers of staff development courses and computing services. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction
