ERIC Number: ED156195
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Publication Date: 1977-Jun
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Plants and Human Affairs: Educational Enhancement Via a Computer.
Crovello, Theodore J.; Smith, W. Nelson
To enhance both teaching and learning in an advanced undergraduate elective course on the interrelationships of plants and human affairs, the computer was used for information retrieval, multiple choice course review, and the running of three simulation models--plant related systems (e.g., the rise in world coffee prices after the 1975 freeze in Brazil), endangered species, and plants and human affairs. Reaction to all aspects of computer use were generally favorable, although students felt that they needed to spend more time in class discussing simulation results. (CMV)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Biology, Botany, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Ecology, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Instructional Innovation, Models, Multiple Choice Tests, Public Affairs Education, Science Instruction, Simulation, Undergraduate Study
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Note: Paper presented at the Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curricula (East Lansing, Michigan, June 20-22, 1977); For entire proceedings, see IR 006 142
