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Computer assisted teaching (CAL) is considered to be a modern teaching method,  \nbut it is not widely used by teachers because lack of technology and adequate educational  \nsoftwares in schools; or lack of teachers’ knowledge on methodology and computer use. In  \norder to select the most efficient educational software for their class, teachers should know,  \nwhich are the most important features of educational softwares. It is also important that  \nteachers can develop simple electronic lessons for their classroom, as not every school subject  \nis well covered by educational softwares or the existing softs are not appropriate for every  \nclassroom. This paper presents a qualitative research on what in-service teachers consider  \nimportant when choosing educational software; and how they use these features in electronic  \nlessons developed by them. Teachers’ answers about important features of a good educational  \nsoftware, and the electronic lessons made by them were analysed. The results show that even if  \nmost of the teachers know how a good educational software should be, many of them can’t  \nintegrate these features in their electronic lessons because lack of computer knowledge or  \ninadequate time allocated for developing this lesson. The results highlight the importance of  \norganizing practical training courses for CAL.  \nKeywords: computer assisted teaching, educational software, multimedia in education  \nIntroduction  \nComputer assisted teaching (CAL) is considered to be a modern teaching method, it is attractive for pupils, and it is also promoted by the authorities in education. But CAL is not widely used by teachers because lack of technology and adequate educational softwares in schools; or lack of teachers’knowledge on methodology and computer use (Brinkerhof, 2006; Dawson, 2008) . CAL is not a miraculous method, which always obtains high results; if it is not used properly, it can be less efficient than traditional methods. Thus it is important that teachers master the methodology of using different computer resources in the classroom.  \nOne resource, which is more widely used, is the educational software (or electronic lesson) . When using an educational software in the classroom, the first important step is the selection of the most appropriate one. Thus teachers should know, which are the most important features of an educational software. Teachers also need to know which software suits their class and how to integrate that software in the teaching/learning process. It is useful that teachers can develop simple electronic lessons for their classroom, as not every school subject is well covered by educational softwares or the existing softs are not appropriate for every classroom.  \nRomanian prospective teachers are generally equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to use computers in education and they are willing to use ICT in teaching (Bucur & Popa, 2013) . In-service teachers still lack methodological skills and confidence to use computer resources in education, even if about 62% of them have participated in different ICT courses (Potolea & Noveanu, 2008) . This could be explained by the fact that these courses usually highlights the technical issues of using ICT (Potolea & Noveanu, 2008), or they are more formalities for obtaining credits (Popa & Bucur, 2012) .  \nThis paper presents the results of a research on what in-service teachers consider important when choosing an educational software; and how they use these features in electronic lessons developed by them.  \nTheoretical background  \n“There is a delight in a program that is rigorously consistent, elegantly clear and lean, where sound and vision are perfectly at one, or where the representation chosen neatly fits the ways that users think about what they are doing.”(Smith & Tabor, 1996, p. 42)  \nThere are many criteria a good educational","cbCaimD3XLANeMTK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimD3XLANeMTK","pdf",349992,"English","# Introduction\n## Rationale for CAL and electronic lessons\n# Theoretical background\n## Design and usability criteria\n## Media types and learning support\n## Content adaptation and didactical principles\n# Research approach and findings\n## Teachers’ priorities for selecting software\n## Integrating features into electronic lessons\n## Need for practical CAL training","[{\"question\":\"Why is CAL considered modern but still not widely used by teachers?\",\"answer\":\"CAL is seen as modern and engaging, but adoption is limited by inadequate technology and educational software, along with teachers’ lack of methodological and computer-use knowledge.\"},{\"question\":\"What do teachers need in order to select the right educational software?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers should understand the most important features of educational software, determine which software suits their class, and learn how to integrate it into teaching and learning.\"},{\"question\":\"What prevents many in-service teachers from integrating software features into electronic lessons?\",\"answer\":\"Insufficient computer knowledge and inadequate time allocated for developing the lessons limit effective integration of key features.\"}]","HOW IN-SERVICE TEACHERS DEVELOP ELECTRONIC LESSONS - Abstract and Key Findings on CAL Software Selection | PDF",1792065287,18]