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A Critical Examination of the Checklist Approach in Software Selection.

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McDougall, Anne; Squires, David – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995

Surveys existing checklists and investigates the extent to which they enable the expression of useful assessments for software selection. Problems and limitations are noted, with an emphasis on predominantly technical attributes of packages at the expense of consideration of broader classroom environments and activities, learning processes, and…

Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Methods

CD-ROM and the Curriculum.

Ekhaml, Leticia; Brown, Cindy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993

Discusses ways to select and evaluate CD-ROM programs. Various evaluation and review sources are described, results of recent evaluations are related, curriculum ideas for using interactive electronic books in elementary school classes are suggested, sources for CD-ROM classroom activities are provided, and an example of a network CD-ROM exercise…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Curriculum Development