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ERIC Number: EJ347684
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Do We Really Know What Makes Educational Software Effective? A Call for Empirical Research on Effectiveness.
Jolicoeur, Karen; Berger, Dale E.
Educational Technology, v26 n12 p7-11 Dec 1986
Examination of methods used by two software review services in evaluating microcomputer courseware--EPIE (Educational Products Information Exchange) and MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers)--found low correlations between their recommendations for 82 programs. This lack of agreement casts doubts on the usefulness of evaluations relying on subjective opinions. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Microcomputers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Correlation Courseware; Educational Products Information Exchange; MicroSIFT; Pearson Product Moment Correlation