Computers, Teaching, and Learning
Computers, Teaching, and Learning

Author: Jerry Willis

Publisher:

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9780880560658

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Written for Educators Who Are Dealing with Microcomputers for the First Time. Covers Such Areas as Computer-aided Instruction (CAI), Computer-managed Instruction (CMI), & Testing, as Well as Selecting Hardware & Software

Management and Planning Issues in the Use of Microcomputers in Schools
Management and Planning Issues in the Use of Microcomputers in Schools

Author: David Lancaster

Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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UNESCO pub. Research paper on the use of microcomputers for teaching purposes (computer assisted instruction) and for school management, with partic. Reference to Asia and Pacific - examines reasons for the growth of microcomputer use (incl. The training employment relationship), and its impact on pupil Motivation, curriculum development and teaching methods; discusses microcomputer equipment costs and the need for cost benefit analysis. Bibliography.

The Impact of Microcomputers in Elementary Education
The Impact of Microcomputers in Elementary Education

Author: Sylvia Larter

Publisher: Ontario Ministry of Education

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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This examination of the process the Toronto elementary school system is using to become familiar with microcomputers focuses on the introduction of microcomputers into the school setting and the resulting changing responses and interactions among pupils, teachers, administrators, parents, and others. In Phase 1, principals were surveyed for background information, while Phase 2 involved observation, interviews, and surveys in schools and special education settings in the Toronto elementary school system during the 1982-83 school year. The analysis of the data obtained is based on the concept of preparedness context, which refers to people in educational settings and their preparation for new technology. The first section of this report describes and discusses the results of the survey conducted in Phase 1. Results of the Phase 2 fieldwork are then organized around a specific preparedness context: grassroots preparedness, uneven preparedness, unallied external preparedness, and experimental preparedness. Typical patterns of interaction are traced and linked with preparedness through a description of each awareness context, an examination of the structural conditions that enter into the context, and examination of the consequent interactions, tactics, problems, and solutions. Appendices describe data collection methods and include the collection instruments used. (LMM)

Microcomputers in Early Childhood Education
Microcomputers in Early Childhood Education

Author: John T. Pardeck

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-02-04

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0429766238

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Originally published in 1989, this book differed from others on the topic of microcomputers and education at the time, in that it focuses on the influence that microcomputer technology has on children in their early years, specially pre-school and elementary ages. Microcomputers have the capacity to do great harm as well as good and a full explanation of the technical and philosophical issues involved will be of interest to a number of disciplines. Other topics explored are – the potential uses of microcomputer-technology in early childhood education and current research and theory building on microcomputers and early education. This book should be read by teachers, sociologists, psychologists and researchers in education.

Using Microcomputers in the Social Studies Classroom
Using Microcomputers in the Social Studies Classroom

Author: Robert B. Abelson

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this book is to help teachers feel at ease with microcomputers so that they will begin to think of computers as tools that they themselves might use. There are four chapters. The first chapter provides basic information to help a user understand the computer. Discussed are how the computer is put together and how it works. To help teachers generate ideas about how this new educational aid might be useful in terms of their own teaching objectives, the second chapter describes why and how other educators are using the computer. Chapter 3 is an introduction to software evaluation, i.e., how computer programs that are available for use in the classroom can be judged. Criteria are presented. It is suggested that teachers using computer-assisted instruction should have a feel for some of the broader issues related to computers in education, as well as practical knowledge. The purpose of the fourth chapter, which deals with social and educational issues and directions, is to provide a perspective about these broader issues and a context into which teachers might place their own activities. Most of the book's readings provide a bibliography of references and further resources. In addition, a list of resources available through the ERIC system is provided. (RM)