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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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Kingsley, Karla V.; Boone, Randall – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This study investigated social studies achievement as a result of utilizing a multimedia-based American history software program (Ignite Early American History, 2003) to augment textbook and lecture materials for seventh-grade middle school history students in an ethnically and linguistically diverse urban school district. The instructional…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, United States History, Instructional Effectiveness
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Williams, Diana L.; Boone, Randall; Kingsley, Karla V. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2004
A Delphi method was used to determine the extent to which current educational software was meeting the needs of teachers; as well as what changes needed to occur in educational software to make it more effective. Five overarching themes emerged: (a) instructional design issues, (b) curriculum, (c) materials, (d) cost, and (e) meeting specific…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Delphi Technique, Courseware, Teacher Attitudes