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==Evaluation==

NDPCAL set up two independent evaluations: an educational evaluation carried out by the [[University of East Anglia]] and a financial evaluation by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. The Educational Evaluation, UNCAL ( 'Understanding Computer Assisted Learning) MacDonald<ref>MacDonald B., 1977, The Educational Evaluation of NDPCAL, British Journal of Educational Technology, 8-3 p176-189.</ref> was carried out over a period of three years evaluation project and reports somereported findings about CAL in general:

# It is the versatility of the computer as an aid that assures its educational future

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# CAL is a demanding medium for learning - virtually guaranteeing the students engagement

# Some forms of CAL enforce a strict role of learner on the student - this may need to be complemented by other forms

# CAL offers the student uninhibitateduninhibited learning opportunities within a 'privacy of risk'

# Learning may be inhibited by interface problems - where the student needs to put extra effort into keyboard skills, learning new computer protocols

# Current CAL still requires more adaption of the student to the machine

# Students like working on CAL but are drustratedfrustrated by technical problems

# CAL is change-oriented not efficiency-oriented

# CAL supports teacher development since it encourages a team approach