ERIC Number: ED269598
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Jun-30
Pages: 85
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Using Microcomputers in Vocational Education to Teach Skills Needed in Business and Office.
Conrad, Debra
A project was undertaken to evaluate software available for teaching business and office skills and to determine which software products are currently being used by business and office occupations teachers throughout West Virginia. Ninety-four of the 164 West Virginia teachers to whom a questionnaire was mailed responded to the survey. Although most of the teachers were very interested in using microcomputer courseware, most schools represented did not have computers in the business department even though computers were located in the mathematics or science departments. Software purchased and used in the business classroom also appeared to be limited. Respondents to the survey complained that the software that is available for business and office programs is limited to instruction in typing, accounting, and word processing and that software companies frequently take as long as 4 to 6 weeks to fill orders for courseware. (This package includes evaluations of 29 software products that are currently being used in business and office occupations classrooms in West Virginia high schools and 14 additional pieces of courseware that were purchased for evaluation during the study. Each review includes information about the company producing the software, the machine(s) on which it will run, memory requirements, price, program content, and weaknesses and strengths of the individual product.) (MN)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington.
Authoring Institution: Randolph County Board of Education, Elkins, WV.
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A