Data-based courseware: one thousand lessons on one disk.

Autor/in	Decoo, W.
Titel	Data-based courseware: one thousand lessons on one disk.
Quelle	(1987), 9 S.Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	Mikroform; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Methodologie; Lernsituation; Datenbank; Englisch; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Französisch; Methodologie; Konjugation; Lernsituation; Lernerorientierung; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Konjugation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englisch; Französisch; Datenbank; Softwareanalyse
Abstract	A common problem in second language instruction is the lack of correlation between the content of courseware and the specific learning situation of the student. Students using the available programs encounter unfamiliar words and structures, deviant methodologies, or inappropriate levels of difficulty. This causes unnecessary errors and remediation. Since it is also generally not feasible for teachers to produce their own courseware, one solution is the development of courseware with its own database. The learning content is stored on the disk with the program, and the menu allows the teacher or student to select the elements to be studied and practiced according to the specific learning situation. The selected elements are then automatically placed in the instructional framework of the courseware and manipulated for different kinds of practice. Several such programs exist, and the method has been found to be versatile, easy to use, and easily adapted to various difficulty levels. The technique is seen as especially suitable for content that has clearly-defined elements that are expanded constantly over a long period of time, but useful even for a limited range of contextualized items placed in databases that operate on the same principles. (An extensive description is provided of Verbapuces, a computer program to train and test the mastery of the French conjugation systems.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	1996_(CD)