The seven sections in this volume analyze ways to strengthen the educational impact of microcomputers in the schools and to maximize their potential as important learning and instruction tools. The following papers are included: (1) "Human Cognition and the Use of New Technologies" (Richard Mayer); (2) "Don't Bother Me with Instructional Design: I'm Busy Programming!" (M. David Merrill); (3) "From Domain-Referenced Curriculum Evaluation to Selection of Educational Microcomputer Software" (Wells Hively); (4) "Comprehensive Evaluation of Computer Courseware: Getting Back to the Basics" (Kenneth A. Sirotnik); (5) "Computers in the Classroom: Another Case of the More Things Change the More They Stay the Same?" (Jeannie Oakes and Mark Schneider); (6) "The School District Role in Introducing Microcomputers: A Contingency Approach" (Richard C. Williams, Adrianne Bank, and Carol Thomas); and (7) "Some New (and Old) Directions for Computer Courseware" (J. D. Fletcher). The introduction lists eight references, and additional references are listed for each paper. (LMM)