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Mann, 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
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Shuman, R. Baird – English Journal, 1985
Suggests ways that teachers and administrators can integrate the microcomputer into their schools, including (1) record keeping, (2) writing instruction, (3) tutoring aids, and (4) adapting tests to individual needs. (EL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Smith, Terry R. – 1983
Ways in which microcomputers can be used in cooperative vocational education programs in secondary schools are presented. It is stated that the future of cooperative education depends on its ability to be accountable for the time that students spend outside of the classroom and that the microcomputer can be an effective tool in meeting this need.…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Wright, P.; Valbonesi, P. – 1985
This report comprises a detailed evaluation of two minicomputer-based school information management systems for use at the senior high school level: (1) Prompt Automated Scheduling System (PASS) by Mid-American Corporation and locally developed software, which runs on an IBM minicomputer, and (2) Student Administration System (SAS) by SIERRA…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
Chang, Frank Tien-Jin – 1985
Computerized school administration has become one of the most crucial innovations in vocational education in Taiwan in the Republic of China. As these educators begin to design or purchase computerized information systems for their own schools, they must first define their specific information needs. Next, they should pay attention to…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education Services. – 1993
This guide focuses on use of the North Carolina Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System (VoCATS)-designated software in the instructional management process. (VoCATS is a competency-based, computer-based instructional management system that allows the collection of data on student performance achievement prior to, during, and following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Managed Instruction
Roseman, Jo Ellen; Brearton, Mary Ann – 1989
This paper describes an inservice project designed by The Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore City Public School System to help teachers acquire the skills necessary to effectively integrate computer technology into science instruction. From 1986 to 1988 the project was implemented in the large urban Baltimore school system with 100…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs