Do We Really Know What Makes Educational Software Effective? A Call for Empirical Research on Effectiveness.

Jolicoeur, Karen; Berger, Dale E.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Do We Really Know What Makes Educational Software Effective? A Call for Empirical Research on Effectiveness.

Jolicoeur, Karen; Berger, Dale E.

Educational Technology, v26 n12 p7-11 Dec 1986

Examination of methods used by two software review services in evaluating microcomputer courseware--EPIE (Educational Products Information Exchange) and MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers)--found low correlations between their recommendations for 82 programs. This lack of agreement casts doubts on the usefulness of evaluations relying on subjective opinions. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Microcomputers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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