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Download full textAvner, Elaine – 1975
To help the PLATO computer-based instruction system user achieve the most efficient storage and manipulation of data, this manual begins with a review of the structure of decimal, binary, and octal number systems, and methods for converting from one system to another. The text describes the four basic operations that PLATO employs to manipulate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Guides
Francis, Larry; And Others – 1975
As a manual for computer-assisted instruction lesson reviewers and as a resource for other interested PLATO personnel, this text describes the function of the lesson reviewer. The role of the lesson reviewer is discussed as an impartial examiner of the computer programing, the subject content, and the instructional design that constitute a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Guides, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWedman, John F.; Ragan, Tillman J. – AEDS Journal, 1986
Reviews instructional design research and theory and relates it to the design of computer-based instructional materials. Instructional design guidelines are offered to aid software developers in making design decisions on three macrolevel and four microlevel of instruction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCollett, M. J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Discusses a computer-assisted instruction authoring aid called PROFORMA which converts ordinary text into output on a computer screen in a format which contains, as desired, framed tables, reverse video, boldface print, moving text, and question-and-answer sequences. Use of PROFORMA in the teaching of French is discussed. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Material Development
Heuer, Randy – Creative Computing, 1980
The development of a software package to be used in developing basic reading comprehension skills is described. The package uses a cassette to present a short story, with multiple-choice questions on a screen. (MK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Educational Technology
Kennedy, Robert E.; And Others – MATYC Journal, 1980
The authors develop the idea of Niven numbers and discuss their potential usefulness in the classroom. A computer program to generate Niven numbers is provided. (MK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Peer reviewedSfard, Anna – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1991
A personal experience is described concerning problem solving that incorporates the computer to help generate multiple examples of proposed conjectures as solutions. The positive potential of technology to allow students of mathematics to experience the process of discovering mathematics through conjecture and generalization is emphasized. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
