Computer-Assisted Instruction and Multicultural Nonsexist Education: A Caveat for Those Who Select and Design Software.

McCormick, Theresa E.; McCoy, Sue Boney

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Publication Date: 1990

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Computer-Assisted Instruction and Multicultural Nonsexist Education: A Caveat for Those Who Select and Design Software.

McCormick, Theresa E.; McCoy, Sue Boney

Computers in the Schools, v7 n4 p105-24 1990

Discusses the incorporation of multicultural nonsexist education (MCNSE) concepts into the educational software used in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Forty software programs for K-12 social studies are reviewed in terms of six forms of bias, and suggestions for enhancing the integration of CAI with MCNSE are offered. A software evaluation form is appended. (52 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Multicultural Education, Sex Fairness, Social Bias, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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