Explores changes in curriculum practice that microcomputing is bringing about and new methodologies that teachers are beginning to employ to operate more effectively in the classroom. Includes implications of computer based learning (CBL) for teacher education. (Author/JN)

Approximately one-third of Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) funding is directed toward in-service teacher education. Three levels of competence (familiarization, understanding, applications) are fostered in each of four domains: electronics/control technology; computer as instrument; computer as learning; and electronic communications.…