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Recommended Citation: Khalifa, S, C Bloor, W Middleton, and C G Jones. Educational Computer Software, Technical, Criteria, and Quality. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §402.

Educational Computer Software, Technical, Criteria, and Quality

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Said Khalifa    [a1] [a2]
School of Computing Engineering & Technology
University of Sunderland    [u1] [u2]
Sunderland, UK    [c1] [c2]

Chris Bloor    [a1] [a2]
School of Computing Engineering & Technology
University of Sunderland    [u1] [u2]
Sunderland, UK    [c1] [c2]

Walter Middleton    [a1] [a2]
School of Computing Engineering & Technology
University of Sunderland    [u1] [u2]
Sunderland, UK    [c1] [c2]

Christopher G. Jones    [a1] [a2]
School of Computing Engineering & Technology
University of Sunderland    [u1] [u2]
Sunderland, UK    [c1] [c2]

There are many computer programs available for use at home or in school, for educational or entertainment purposes. The main factor to providing a better learning experience lies in choosing software that successfully combines education and entertainment. The only way to know how learners will use a particular course of a piece of software and what problems they experience, is to study them using it. To obtain empirical evidence of pupils' performance in order to judge the instructional effectiveness of software, therefor choosing software can be productive, if using a select list of criteria. It is important that each instructor compile his or her own list of criteria, ranked according to their own needs. So the out line of this paper is to provide a variety of data and methods to be considered when trying the software packages, the overall emphasis is on educational issues.

Keywords: educational software programs, learning, technical, criteria, quality

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