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Pagliaro, Louis A. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1983
A discussion on the history of computer aided instruction (CAI) in the classroom is presented. The presentation includes Pressey's teaching machines to microcomputers and their possible effects on the classroom. (TLJ)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational History, Microcomputers, Program Effectiveness
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Kildall, Gary – Education, 1982
Traces the development of the computer CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) and MP/M (Multiprogramming Monitor Microcomputers) operating system by Gary Kildall of Digital Research Company. Discusses the adaptation of these operating systems to the newly emerging 16 and 32 bit microprocessors. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Programs, Input Output Devices, Microcomputers
Pournelle, Jerry – Popular Computing, 1984
Describes ways in which microcomputers will create an open society and discusses the impact on the microcomputer industry of: (1) CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers); (2) IBM's Personal Computer; (3) the capability of programing in higher-level languages; and (4) the decline in cost of software. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Costs, Electronic Equipment, Equipment Manufacturers
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Pickens, Keith – Journal of Documentation, 1990
Describes the development of computer-based information services in New Zealand for education and the social sciences. Highlights include national systems; the influence of personal computer technology on the development of information services; the lack of a national information policy; and the lack of standardized software. (13 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Education, Foreign Countries
Vannatta, Glen D. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1981
The evolution of computers for instructional purposes in the Indianapolis Public Schools system is traced through a look at the progress of the system from the transporting of students to a college computer facility for instruction to the current explosion of microcomputers. Major problems involved teacher training, acquisition of equipment, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Objectives
Wagschal, Peter H. – Curriculum Review, 1986
Review of television's relationship with schools highlights major problem areas--inadequate equipment maintenance funds and teacher training, and negative teacher attitudes--and shows that the integration of computers is experiencing similar problems. Differences worth pursuing are also discussed and ways to avoid problems with computer…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Hebenstreit, Jacques – 1986
This overview of the use of computers in education begins by tracing the history of the development of computer programs for instruction in three developed countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Significant research and programs, general trends, the current situation, plans, and problems in each of the countries are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Hallworth, H. J.; Brebner, Ann – 1980
This overview of computer assisted instruction (CAI) traces the development and use of computers in learning and instruction and describes some current CAI projects including PLATO, CDC PLATO, TICCIT, and others at Stanford University and the Computer Curriculum Corporation, and in Chicago, Los Nietos (California), Minnesota, Europe, and Canada.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Developmental Disabilities
Japan Audio-Visual Education Association, Tokyo. – 1986
This brief history of audiovisual education in Japan covers (1) the utilization of slides, films, and radio prior to 1945; (2) film education activities after World War II; (3) the establishment and objectives of the Audiovisual Education Division of the Ministry of Education; (4) educational film production from 1945-1954; (5) the use of films in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, Computer Uses in Education