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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 345 715 IR 015 570 AUTHOR McLaughlin, Pamela TITLE Computer Applications in Education: The Best of ERIC 1990. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, N.Y. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-937597-33-3 PUB DATE Feb 92 CONTRACT RI88062008 NOTE 116p.; For the 19e9 report, see ED 341 386. AVAILABLE FROM Information Resources Publications, 030 HUntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 (IR-92, $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling). PUB TYPE Information Analyses - ERIC Clearinghouse Products (071) -- Reference Naterials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Abstracts; Adult Education; Annotated Bibliographies; Artificial Intelligence; =Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Assisted Testing; *Computer Literacy; Computer Networks; 'Computer Software; Computer Software Evaluation; Computer Uses in Education; Counseling Services; Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education; 'Equal Education; Ethics; Gifted; 'Interactive Video; Keyboarding (Data Entry); Media Research; 'Microcomputers; Preschool Education; Thinking Skills ABSTRACT This collection provides an overview of literature entered into the ERIC database in 1990 on computer applications in elementary and secondary education, adult education, and special education. The first of four sections contains a list of overview documents on computer assisted instruction. Focusing on special applications, the second section lists documents on artificial intelligence, cognitive processes and thinking skills, computer literacy, computer networks (including distance educatir-I and telecommunications), computer equity, counseling and guidance, interactive video, keyboarding, the Logo programming language, management/administration, research, software, and tests and testing. References to documents for various subject area applications are listed in the third section under the headings of Business, English as a Second Language and Foreign Languages, Fine Arts,Language Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education, Programming, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Vocational Education, and Writing. The fourth section contains references to documents on special populations grouped into the following categories: adult education, disabled learners and learning disabilities, disadvantaged, gifted, and preschool education. Each entry includes the title and author of the document, information on price and availability, the publication type, major ERIC descriptors, and an abstract. An alphabetical index of authors and information on ordering ERIC documents are included.(DB) ORFARTIMNIT OF IMICA11011 Moo ol fOuostonal Rosoafth 6,4 onsvorroont EDUCATIONAL RESOURDES INFORMATION CENTER MOO Thsts Otonosoot hos boon tootoducild as cermS fcon toe oorsoo ot ontstatobon Ottoonsttog4 o Shoot ch000es hove Ooo stamp to Nowa* rogoodoction ausoty Pomo*, ow* or oousons stahot loth* dons mom do poi ow:meanly esonssoot otIoNO OE RI poothoo policy II COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION The Best al by Pandi 11.i cisarkohnuss es ; , Syracuse Nur* 2 BEST COPY AVAILASLE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS INEDUCATION The Best of ERIC 1990 (formerly COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATION) by Pamela McLaughlin February 1992 ERICClearinghouse on Information Resources Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Pamela McLaughlin is currently the head of online search services at the Syracuse University Library. A 1980 graduate of the School of Informa- tion Studies at Syracuse University with the M.LS. degree, she also holds an undergraduate degree in music. Her prior experience in the library/information science field includes positions as a reference/ instruction librarian at the State University of New York College at Oswego, and as the coordinator of user services at the ERIC Clearing- house on Information Resources at Syracuse University. This is the sixth volume in this series that Ms. McLaughlin has edited. Prior publications from ERIC/1R in this series are: Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC 1989, by Pamela McLaughlin. 1990. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC 1988, by Pamela McLaughlin (ED 318 471). 1989. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC 1987, by Pamela McLaughlin (ED 318 474). 1988. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC 1986, by Pamela McLaughlin (ED 295 675). 1987. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC 1983-1985, by Pamela McLaughlin (ED 284 542). 1986. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC June 1976-1982. Revised and Updated, by Keith A. Hall (ED 232 615). 1982. Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC June 1976-August 1980, by Keith A. Hall (ED 195 288). 1980. (Incorporated in the 1982 edition.) Computer-Assisted Instruction: The Best of ERIC 1973-May 1976, by Marian Beard (ED 125 608). 1976. The Best of ERIC: Recent Trends in Computer-Assisted Instruction, by Richard E. Clark (ED 076 025). 1973. This is the fifth annual update in this Series. ISBN: 0-937597-33-3 This publication was prepared with funding from the .Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under contract no. R188062008. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of OERI or ED. Table of Contents Introduction 1 Computer Assisted Instruction 3 Overview Documents 3 Special Applications 15 Artificial Intelligence 15 Cognitive Processes and Thinking Skills 16 Computer Literacy 17 Computer Networks (including Distance Education and Telecommunications) 19 Computer Equity 24 Camseling and Guidance 26 Interactive Video 27 Keyboarding 3 I Logo Programming Language 32 Management/Administration 33 Research 36 Software 40 Tests/Testing 46 Subject Areas 51 B usiness 51 English as a Second Language and Foreign Languages 53 Fine Arts 59 Language Arts 60 Mathematics 63 Physical Education 68 Programming 68 Reading 69 Science 70 Social Studies 75 Vocational Education 76 Writing 80 Special Populations 86 Adult Education 86 Disabled Learners/Learning Disabilities 9 I Disadvantaged 102 Gifted 103 Preschool Education 104 Author Index 107 How to Order ERIC Documents 111 FOREWORD This publication marks the tenth edition of the Computer Based Education:The Best of ERIC series that began in 1973. Together, these ten compilations document the majordevelopments in the im- plementation and impact of computer technology in education. They also attest tothe tremendous growth in the literature about computers in education. As noted in previous editions, the publication is a dynamic one, withchanging categories and emphases. Even the title changes. The first title (Clark's 1973 The Best of ERIC: RecentTrends in Computer-Assisted Instruction) emphasized the phrase "computer-assisted instruction."More recent editions used the term "computer-based education." For this current edition, weselected "computer applications in eduation" as the key phrase in the title, because it more accuratelydescribes the content of the documents listed within. Also as before, the selection of entries becomes more difficult due to the increasingnumber of entries in the ERIC database related to computer hardware and software, computer systems,and related technologies. At the same time, choosing from a rich baseline improves theoverall quality of the entries selected. We hope this increasing selectivity continues to add value to theproduct. Consistency of selection is an important quality control factor, and we are againpleased to have Pamela McLaughlin as the editor. This is her fifth volume in the series. In theintroduction to this edition, Ms. McLaughin carefully describes the selection process, search strategy,categorization and organization of the publication. Computing technology continues to dominate the literature of educational technology.The ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources now indexes over 15 journals devoted exclusively to com- puters in education. There are more than a dozen more that contain computer relatedarticles among a broader offering of items that cover the field of educational technology. Our annual analysisof trends and issues again shows the dominance of the technology within the scope of the largerfield and on education in general.In addition, articles discussing the use of computers in various educational contexts appear in almost every general and specialized education periodical. Most of thesearticles are indexed in Current Index to Journals in Education (CUE), the journal portion of the ERIC database. ERIC also indexes increasing numbers of reports, guides, conference papers, and other documents concerned with computer technology. Since journal articles are generally more widely covered than documents, Computer Applications in Education: The Best of ERIC 1990 focuses exclusively on the best documents indexed in Resources in Education (RIE), the document portion of the database. Readers will find most of these items available in full-text in ERIC microfiche collections. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources attempts to provide a range of useful products related to trends and developments in educational technology.This year we will publish the monograph, Trends and Issues in Educational Technology 1991, a monograph aimed at identifying and describing key developments as reflected in the literature. We are also serving as editors for the key reference work in the educational technology field, the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook published by Libraries Unlimited. Readers will find useful articles on key