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Desirable Characteristics of Computer Courseware in Tribal Aboriginal Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

R. Folds
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Just as computer delivered instruction in urban Australian schools remains an unknown quantity, its role in tribal Aboriginal schools and in urban schools which increasingly cater to tribal children is even more unclear. There are some exciting possibilities for Aboriginal education. Computer courseware can provide the highly visual, graphics oriented type of instruction which appeals to Aboriginal children and may tap their learning style. Also, the new technology should be able to overcome limitations of bilingual programs set by the cost of producing language materials for many different language groups. For example, with the Prologic Authoring Language (PAL), it is a simple matter to work through a developed program and change the text from one language to another.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 37 - 43
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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