Software or Centerpiece? Getting Tough with Microcomputer Courseware Evaluation.

Niemeyer, Karen K.

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Software or Centerpiece? Getting Tough with Microcomputer Courseware Evaluation.

Niemeyer, Karen K.

Catholic Library World, v57 n3 p178-80,189-90 Jan-Feb 1986

Suggests five-step process for teachers and media specialists to determine which microcomputer courseware will be of value: (1) make chart of important characteristics; (2) use vendor catalogs and reviews to locate titles addressing unit objectives; (3) obtain courseware for preview; (4) preview; (5) compare notes. An 18-item bibliography is included. (EJS)

Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Media Specialists, Microcomputers, Purchasing, School Libraries, Teachers

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Audience: Media Staff; Teachers; Practitioners

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