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Download full textPolonoli, Keith E. – 2000
This article is a primer for educators hoping to choose instructional software for their classrooms. The following four basic principles that all quality educational software has in common are discussed: (1) an adherence to learning theory, including behavioral and cognitive theory; (2) employment of gaming features; (3) culturally sensitive…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Comer, Priscilla Garrido; Geissler, Colin – 1998
Evaluators of software for education must make a series of decisions about which issues have a direct impact on their choice of software. Instructional context analysis is the first step, including identifying the learners, the instructor, the learning environment, and technical needs and limitations. The next step is instructional goal analysis;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
