NECC/5: Proceedings of the National Educational Computing Conference (5th, Baltimore, Maryland, June 6-8, 1983).

Overview & Synopsis

Recent research and current trends in the field of computers and education are reflected in this collection of reviewed papers, tutorials, panels, project presentations and other sessions. More than 80 papers are grouped in the following topic areas: administrative applications, composition and literature, computing for the learning disabled or handicapped, computer services, computer science curricula, computers in education, computing in the non-curricular support role, pre-college computer science, computer science software, LOGO, alternative approaches to providing computing facilities, computer uses in education, science, computer literacy, computer education for elementary school teachers, commerce, computer science--teaching programming, computers in science education, computer assisted instruction, computers in education at an early education level, computer education for secondary school teachers, mathematical needs of computer sciences, computer-based education, teacher training, pre-college instructional uses of computers, mathematics and statistics, courseware development and evaluation, and pre-college computer services. An additional 39 papers are included under the headings of tutorials, invited sessions, and special sessions. (LMM)