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ERIC Number: EJ423362
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Encyclopedias on CD-ROM: Two Orders of Magnitude More than Any Other Educational Software Has Ever Delivered Before.
Becker, Henry Jay
Educational Technology, v31 n2 p7-20 Feb 1991
Describes three encyclopedias available on CD-ROM: (1) Grolier's Electronic Encyclopedia; (2) World Book's Information Finder; and (3) Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia. Ideas for how they might be used in the classroom are suggested, information retrieval versus motivation is discussed, learning processes are examined, and stand-alone versus networked products are explained. (two references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Encyclopedias, Information Retrieval, Learning Processes, Microcomputers, Optical Data Disks, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Book/Product Reviews; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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