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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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CALL at the Crossroads: Myths, Realities, Promises, and Challenges.
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Burston, Jack – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Argues that, despite the popularity of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), there is little evidence supporting the effectiveness of educational technology in producing positive language learning outcomes. It is suggested that collaboration in CALL program design is necessary to elicit linguistic data essential to test second language…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Educational Technology, Instructional Effectiveness
The French CAT: An Assessment of Its Empirical Validity.
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Burston, Jack – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Investigates the empirical validity of the Monash-Melbourne computer adaptive test for French (French CAT). The article focuses on the accuracy of the French CAT as a tool for streaming incoming university students into three levels of a first-year (post-high school) French course. The test is demonstrated to be a good predictor of short-term…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation