Population Education through Computer Generated Graphics

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Klaff ◽  
Paul Handler
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Population Education ◽  
Dynamics Of Population ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The Population Dynamics Group (P.D.G.) computer assisted instruction system is designed to communicate information concerning (a) the structure and dynamics of population and (b) the relationship between population and issues such as economic development, food demand and supply, energy use, etc. This paper focuses on the population model and describes the interactive graphics program as it operates on the University of Illinois PLATO IV system. The P.D.G. programs are a good example of the ability to use currently available developments in computer technology to transmit information in a flexible, interactive and graphic format for instructional purposes.

scholarly journals Dynamic Relationship Between Energy and Economic Growth: Evidence from D8 Countries.

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (4II) ◽  
pp. 437-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarwat Razzaqi ◽  
Faiz Bilquees ◽  
Saadia . Sherbaz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Oil Embargo ◽  
The Relationship

Energy sector has a vital influence on an economy, on both demand and supply sides. Therefore, energy production and consumption bear great importance for the developing world. The oil embargo of 1970‘s and its impact on major macroeconomic variables throughout the world attracted many economists to examine the relationship between energy and economic prosperity. The researchers have been unable to establish a definitive direction of causality between the two variables. The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the dynamic relationship between energy use and economic growth in the D8 countries. The evidence gathered through application of VAR Granger Causality, Johansen Cointegration and VECM proves existence of short-run and long-run correlation between energy use and economic development in all countries. The results supported either uni-directional or bi-directional causality in the D8 countries except for Indonesia in short-run where non-causality was established between the two variables. JEL classifications: C22; Q43. Keywords: Energy Use, Economic Growth, D8, VAR Granger Causality, Cointegration, VECM

A Profile of Computer Use among the University of Illinois Humanities Faculty

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Jacobson ◽  
Martha H. Weller
Keyword(s):  
Computer Use ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Humanities Faculty ◽  
The University

The faculty of the School of Humanities of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) were surveyed to assess their current use of and attitudes towards educational computing. The respondents were generally self-trained in computer use, indicated positive attitudes to, and made frequent use of computers. Frequency of computer use, level of general computing skills, computer interest, and anxiety were analyzed according to respondent rank, sex, and age. Faculty perceptions of obstacles to computer use in the humanities indicate a need to address issues of funding for hardware, quality of software, training, and technical support. The main faculty interests in applications software include word processing, desktop publishing, graphics, database management, communications, and computer-assisted instruction. While recognizing that humanities faculty do not have the same level of involvement in computing as faculty in more “technical” disciplines, UIUC humanists, as a group, are clearly not intimidated by computer technology.

Presentation of 1981 Award to Evron M. Kirkpatrick

1981 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
Jack W. Peltason
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Political Scientist ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
National Capital ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Science Association

This award, The 1981 National Capital Area Political Science Association Pi Sigma Alpha Award, presented to a political scientist who has made a substantial contribution to strengthen the relationship between political science and public service, appropriately goes to one who has, more than anybody else I know, worked to strengthen the relationship between political science and public service, Evron Kirkpatrick.Kirk's own career reflects that relationship. He studied political science at the University of Illinois where he earned a B.A. and M.A. and learned all that he knows. Then he went on to Yale in order to bring enlightenment to that area and to teach them what we had taught him at Illinois and for which they so gratefully gave him a Ph.D.Kirk is a teacher, one of the best. He has taught at Minnesota, Howard, and Georgetown, and he has never stopped teaching throughout his demanding career.

Strategies for Adapting Science Textbooks for Youth with Learning Disabilities

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Lovitt ◽  
Steven V. Horton
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
General Education ◽  
Graphic Organizers ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Study Guides ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
The University ◽  
Gain Access

In This paper we offer a rationale for modifying textbooks for youth with learning disabilities who are included in general education classes. We then review research carried out recently at the university of washington having to do with four adaptation approaches: study guides, graphic organizers, vocabulary drill, and computer-assisted instruction. We then offer suggestions for selecting one approach or the other—that is, when conditions suggest that one technique would be more suitable than the others. Relatedly, we make specific recommendations for involving general education teachers in the process of adapting textbooks. Finally, we make a few suggestions for assisting pupils to gain access to information from textbooks when they are in classes managed by teachers who are either unwilling or unable to adapt textbooks.

Gender and Learning Style Interactions in Students' Computer Attitudes

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat C. Ames
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Computer Attitudes ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Attitudes Toward Computers ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
The Relationship

University students' attitudes toward computers were assessed as a function of learning style. Analyses of responses provided by 232 students to a learning style assessment instrument and a computer attitude survey revealed that specific learning styles were associated with an affinity for (liking of), confidence in, and anxiety about the use of computers. Within those learning styles, gender differences were discovered when students manifested a clearly dominant style. The findings indicate that computer-based or computer-assisted instruction may not be appropriate for all students and that curriculum modifications to account for learning style differences may increase the effectiveness of and reduce the aversion to computers in the classroom. Additional research into the relationship between learning styles and computer attitudes may also provide assistance relative to increasing the enrollment of females in technology-oriented courses of study.

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