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COMPUTERS EDUCATION Editors: David F. Rogers Michael Kibby Author Index and Volume Contents VOLUME 17 1991 Oxford - New York Seoul : Tokyo computers and education An International Journal EDITORS Professor DAVID F. ROGERS Dr MICHAEL KIBBY Aerospace Engineering Academy Centre for Academic Practice U.S. Naval Academy University of Strathclyde Annapolis Glasgow G1 10E MD 21402, U.S.A. Scotland EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD A. A. Pouring, U.S.A. (Founder Editor) P. R. Smith, U.K. (Founder Editor) M. H. Aston, U.K. . Hinton, U.K. J. Schoenmaker, N. Gardner, U.K. . Kurtz, U.S.A. The Netherlands M. Gigante, Australia . Liebowitz, U.S.A. W. L. Staats, U.S.A. R. D. Harding, U.K. . Matthews, U.K. D. J. Stevens, U.S.A. J. R. Hartley, U.K. . Plomp, The Netherlands P. Thorne, Australia A. Hawkins, The Netherlands . 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The /tem-fee Code for this publication is: 0360-1315/91 $3.00 +0.00 @©™The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANS! Z39.48-1984. CONTENTS Number 1 Understanding the Learning Process v_ Workshop participants Anthony Anderson and 1 An introduction to measuring and understanding Stephen W. Draper the learning process Christina Knussen, 13 An approach to the evaluation of hypermedia Gary R. Tanner and Michael R. Kibby Glyn M. Collis Classes of dialogue theory for the learning process: a commentary Bill O'Neill Opening new windows with Bubble Dialogue and Harry McMahon Stephen W. Draper, Ros Driver, Design considerations in a project on conceptual Roger Hartley, Sara Hennessy, change in science Conroy Malien, Ramzan Mohamed, Claire O'Malley, Tim O’Shea, Eileen Scanion and Daz Twigger Erica McAteer, Tony Anderson, Computer-assisted learning and groupwork: the Margaret Orr, Ayal Demissie design of an evaluation and Evans Woherem Claire O'Malley, Michael Baker The design and evaluation of a multimedia author- and Mark Elsom-Cook ing system Michael A. Forrester A conceptual framework for investigating learning in conversations Christine J. Howe Explanatory concepts in physics: towards a prin- cipled evaluation of teaching materials Charles Crook Computers in the zone of proximal development: implications for evaluation Stephen W. Draper The significance of dialogue in learning and and Anthony Anderson observing learning Announcement Number 2 P. Gathy, J-F. Denef 109 Computer-assisted self-assessment (CASA) in and S. Haumont histology K. S. Ramadurai Spreadsheet inversion of the Laplace transform David Jackson Using software tools to automate the assessment of student programs Le Kang, Complete university timetabling using logic George H. von Schoenberg and George M. White Nobuhito Yamamoto, Procedure definition and higher-order program- John C. Nesbit and ming in Hyperlogo Kazuhiko Nakayama Sunil Hazari Computer literacy training model for higher education faculty Book Review Number 3 Alan F. Smeaton 173 Using Hypertext for computer based learning Jerzy A. Piotrowski 181 Playing with abstract machines Ronald W. Henderson and 195 Visualizing precalculus concepts: interactive rep- Edward M. Landesman resentation via videodisc technology L. Borghi, A. De Ambrosis 203 Logo programming and experiments to study and C. |. Massara motion in primary school Ann Irving 213 The educational value and use of online information services in schools G. Andaloro, L. Bellomonte 227 A computer-based diagnostic tutor for average and R. M. Sperandeo-Mineo velocity i. M. Premachandra 235 A spreadsheet program for learning some aspects of project management igor |. Shevchenko and 243 Subtraction problem generating: two approaches Kazuhiko Nakayama Tjeerd Plomp and Introduction of computers in education: state of the Willem J. Pelgrum art in eight countries Number 4 Kazimierz Kowalski 259 Schedule advisement expert system and Derek Ealy Abid M. Elabdalla 267 An optimal examination scheduler and Riyad A. Husein iv Zoran Hiebar and 271 Computer-based retrieval of motor data (AROMA) Zenon J. Pudiowski Book Review 281 Computer Software Evaluation 283 Preface Rachelle S. Heller 285 Evaluating software: a review of the options Yael Margalit Moses 293 Listening interactively Claudia Ross 301 Nezha Conquers the Dragon King Terry L. Hufford 305 The Cardio-Vascular Construction Kit: computer- based tutoring utilizing constructive simulation of the cardio-vascular system Cathie Sherwood Adventure games in the classroom: a far cry from A says Apple... Susan M. Merritt Telecommunications software for education: the community networking model