This document describes the procedures used by one group of Wisconsin high school students to compile data researched on all hurricanes in the Atlantic from 1886 through 1993. The students used data received on Internet to create a hypercard stack that would plot hurricanes. Students from Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota used the net to download…

The use of strings in BASIC programs is discussed as making the programs more versatile, easier to adapt, and more user-oriented. (MP)

The development and function of microprocessors are discussed and the associated implications for computers in education are presented. (MP)

Experience with data processing must be included in courses dealing with computer science. A series of examples of data processing problems suitable for classroom use is presented. (SD)

Problems of designing a college honors program in computer science as an academic discipline are disucssed. (MM)

A computer program that performs the computations involved in recording and averaging grades is presented and described. It can combine homework, in-term tests, and a final examination. The program is written in BASIC. (MP)

Results are reported from a study examining computer usage in high schools that have had computer facilities for many years. (MP)

Describes the use of the Apple Macintosh and MULTIPLAN spreadsheet to record and analyze test data. Provides step-by-step instructions on data entry, item difficulty and discrimination calculations, test reliability, score distribution, and graphing of distributions. (JM)