Bytes and Bias: Eliminating Cultural Stereotypes from Educational Software.

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Title: Bytes and Bias: Eliminating Cultural Stereotypes from Educational Software.
Language: English
Authors: Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
Source: School Library Journal. Nov 1994 40(11):26-30.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Book/Product Reviews
Reports - Evaluative
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Characterization, Check Lists, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Cultural Differences, Documentation, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Optical Data Disks, Perspective Taking, Social Bias, Stereotypes
ISSN: 0362-8930
Abstract: Presents a 10-point checklist for choosing children's educational software that is free of cultural bias. Each point is illustrated with examples drawn from currently available software. A sidebar lists 25 educational software programs in the areas of social studies, ecology, math and logic, and language arts from which examples were drawn. (three references) (KRN)
Entry Date: 1995
Accession Number: EJ493321
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Presents a 10-point checklist for choosing children's educational software that is free of cultural bias. Each point is illustrated with examples drawn from currently available software. A sidebar lists 25 educational software programs in the areas of social studies, ecology, math and logic, and language arts from which examples were drawn. (three references) (KRN)
ISSN:0362-8930