| Description |
xii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"September 1988"--Spine. |
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"OTA-SET-370"--Cover, page 4. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Form |
Also available via Internet from the UNT Cybercemetery web site. Address as of 3/11/2003: http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ota/Ota%5f3/DATA/1988/8831.PDF; current access available via PURL. |
| Contents |
pt.1. Summary: The spread of technology in schools. -- Educational software. -- pt.2. Interactive technology in today's classrooms. -- pt.3. The impact of technology on learning: Computer-assisted instruction. -- Electronic networks. -- pt.4. Cost-effectiveness: dollars and sense. -- pt.5. The teacher's role. -- How the use of computers can change teaching style. -- pt.6. Software: quantity, quality, and the marketplace. -- pt.7. Research and development: past support, promising directions: The Department of Defense. -- The National Science Foundation. -- Office of Education / Department of Education. -- Intelligent tutoring systems. -- Multimedia learning environments. -- pt.8. Technology and the future of classroom instruction: Networking. -- CD-ROM. -- Analog, digital, and optical storage media. -- Appendixes: U.S. Department of Education principal programs providing funds for technology in education. -- List of acronyms. -- Contractor reports. -- |
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Boxes: Teaching science with a microcomputer-based laboratory. -- Writing by hand / writing with a wordprocessor. -- New Hampshire's computers for teachers program. -- New York State teacher resource centers and electronic networking. -- Solving problems with the algebra tutor. -- Arkansas Project IMPAC. -- Deciding not to use computers. -- Using computers in an elementary classroom. -- Using computers with special education students. -- IBM/National Computer Training Institute cooperative training plan. -- Software evaluation in New York City. -- Software evaluation in California. -- The special characteristics and contributions of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -- The development of LOGO. -- NASA's intelligent computer-aided training: spinoff for schools. -- Apple classroom of tomorrow. -- Earth lab. -- |
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Figures: U.S. public schools with at least one computer by grade level, 1981-87. -- Average number of computers per 30 students in U.S. public schools, 1983-87. -- Distribution of computers in U.S. public schools, 1988. -- State estimates of major sources of funding for technology used by school districts. -- VCR's and computers in U.S. public schools, 1982-87. -- Students per computer in U.S. public schools by school enrollment, 1987-88. -- Graphing equations using the computer. -- Recommended software titles before and after 1985. -- Timeline of major instructional technology projects in the defense agencies, 1955-87. -- National Science Foundation obligations for research and development of educational technology in elementary and secondary education. -- Evolution of computer storage media. -- |
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Tables: Costs of computer use. -- Distribution of educational software by subject. -- Average number of students per computer in U.S. public schools, 1983-87. -- Examples of electronic networking projects in education. |
| Subjects |
Educational technology -- United States.
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Educational innovations -- United States.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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| Gpo Item # |
1070-M |
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1070-M (online) |
| Technical Report # |
OTA-SET-379 |
| OCLC # |
18488707 |
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18563804 20475912 |
| Sudoc # |
Y 3.T 22/2:2 P 87 |
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