Bytes and Bias: Eliminating Cultural Stereotypes from Educational Software.
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| Title: | Bytes and Bias: Eliminating Cultural Stereotypes from Educational Software. |
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| 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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