ERIC Number: EJ1120930
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Publication Date: 2016-Feb
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Are Future Teachers Methodically Trained to Distinguish Good from Bad Educational Software?
Pjanic, Karmelita; Hamzabegovic, Jasna
Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, v11 n1 p36-44 Feb 2016
In the era of information technology and general digitization of society, invasion of every kind of software is evident. No matter how laudable is the existence and development of educational software, taking into account its role, its quality and whether it achieves the desired goal is very important. In addition to programming experts it is necessary to include educational experts in certain fields when developing educational software. Those who should take an active part and be able to distinguish good from bad educational software are certainly teachers. Especially as they should be the most competent persons from which parents will seek the advice and opinion when searching for appropriate educational software.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Educational Technology, Computer Games, Student Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Usability, Mathematics Education
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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