Clinicians in a public school clinical speech program designed and adopted a system of computerized reporting which generates required due process paperwork, provides student reports and copies of Individualized Educational Programs, and stores data for administrative and research purposes. Preliminary data indicate both time and financial…

The article describes a way of preparing progress reports for special education students through the use of a computer. An example illustrates the approach that identifies a gifted student's special needs and her class accomplishments. (CL)

Describes one system of computer managed instruction and how it facilitates the management and information processing needs for one widely implemented system of individualized instruction, Individually Guided Education (IGE). (JY)

Illustrates how microcomputers can assist the instructor in scoring and analyzing classroom tests. Describes a BASIC language program adapted to several commonly available microcomputers that can be used in scoring and analyzing test results. (JOW)

The Special Education Management System (SEMS) is a microcomputer program designed to collect data relevant to implementation of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and other related educational laws and regulations. (For related articles, see EC 142 959-961.) (Author)

The author argues that the computer will eventually replace typewriters in the typing classroom. There are four reasons for this: (1) it will be economically justified; (2) it can provide multiple use and total versatility; (3) it is reality-oriented; and (4) it will be an effective teaching-learning situation. (CT)

SING (Scheduling for Instructional Needs Groups) is a computer program that uses optically scanned input to produce skill grouping lists and other reports. (Author/IRT)

This article acquaints business educators with the equipment, terminology, and the wide range of applications microcomputers have in business education programs. Areas examined include hardware, software, computer-assisted instruction (drill and practice, simulation, and tutorial), computer-managed instruction, and word processing. (CT)

Acquaints the reader with the personal computer, emphasizing its use as an aid in the learning process; considers the types of hardware available and software related to educational uses; and offers advice to those just entering this area. (Author)

Describes the Web site development practices of Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, and the content management systems that allow owners of information to control content while the university controls the look of the Web site. More than 150 content managers assume control of some portion of the Web site. (SLD)

Used data from a Web-based course management system in use at the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands since 1998 to analyze tasks instructors must manage while using such a system. Results from 51 courses contribute to more efficient use of the Web-based course management system. (SLD)

Results of a study of methods for the remediation of incarcerated adult students basic skill deficiencies indicated that a program that integrates the Test of Adult Basic Education assessment and evaluation, an individual educational prescriptive curriculum, computer-aided instruction, and direct instruction by correctional facilitators is most…

Study determines the extent to which counselors in Kentucky schools have adopted computers. The rate at which computer technology is growing is making their effective use difficult and expensive because older models lack the ability to run programs designed for counseling-related applications. Computers represent a resource that is not being used…

In this work is proposed that an adaptation tool that is for the automatic generation and personalization of courses of a general-purpose LCMS that is named A Tutor. A Tutor is a Learning Content Management System. The architecture of the adaptation tool that allows a personalized sequencing of LOs in A Tutor for the learner's learning goals,…

Writing researchers have developed various methods for investigating the writing process since the 1970s. The early 1980s saw the occurrence of the real-time computer-aided study of the writing process that relies on the protocols generated by recording the computer screen activities as writers compose using the word processor. This article…