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Research needs in CAL
Author(s) -
Ridgway J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1986.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - successor cardinal , demise , curriculum , dissemination , scale (ratio) , work (physics) , sociology , curriculum development , class (philosophy) , pedagogy , mathematics education , public relations , political science , psychology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , artificial intelligence , law , physics , quantum mechanics
The demise of MEP, and the arrival of MeSU as its successor, naturally provoke thoughts about the directions that future research and development for IT in education should take. This paper explores current research styles, and argues that the problems of developing and disseminating CAL appropriate to the production of desirable educational outcomes in class are unlikely to be solved by current approaches. Successful innovation requires more than enthusiastic teachers, careful laboratory studies, and a collection of regional information offices. There are urgent research needs for more studies of CAL in representative classrooms, and for studies of the implications of the socio‐administrative structure of schools on the accessibility of computing resources. On a larger scale, work is needed that links CAL to major on‐going curriculum development programmes, such as new GCSE curricula.