Book Reviews : Using Micro-Computers in Schools Colin Terry,Editor Publisher: Nichols Publishing Company,Box 96,New York,NY 10024 Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: 181 pages of text Price: $14.50 paperback;$28.50 hardcover Machine Specificity: N/A Intended Audience: Teachers and administrators,especially but not limited to grades K-12 Usefulness: Moderate Clarity: Good Difficulty: Novice to intermediate

Abstract

Using examples from Britain and the United States, this collection provides readers with descriptions of styles of computer-based learning, computer languages and their relationship to learning, and specific computer-based learning projects. The focus throughout is on the limitations as well as the possibilities of computers in education. The selections share a perspective valuing active rather than passive educational methods, and most identify minimal computer language skills as part of computer literacy.