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ERIC Number: EJ552740
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-1055
"Test Driving" CARS: Addressing the Issues in the Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Reading Software.
Lewin, Cathy
Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, v8 n2/3 p111-32 1997
Examines contributions of computer-assisted reading software (CARS) to current teaching practice. Presented framework for evaluating the technical and pedagogic characteristics of CARS. Described case study using proposed framework to evaluate the use of talking books software in British schools. Cognitive and affective benefits are identified. Concludes that the evaluation framework was successful as a research instrument. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Reading, Reading Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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