To permit researchers to "random access" audio and/or video instructional segments for purposes of experimental assessment and intensive analysis, the Instructional Development Control and Monitoring System is being developed. Hardware and software to be used in the IDCMS system are described and the four phases in which the system will be…

This paper is the second in a three-part series on SYS IV, an instructional management system developed by the PLATO Curriculum Project (PCP) that incorporates some of the features of the previous SYS systems. Focus is primarily on the new features that make the system unique. Following a brief background section explaining the purpose of SYS IV,…

The total system capability, including all the special purpose and general purpose hardware comprising the Airborne Electro-Optical Sensor Simulation (AEOSS) System, is described. The functional relationship between hardware portions is described together with interface to the software portion of the computer image generation. Supporting rationale…

Hardware and software components employed in the 1971-72 tryout of a research-based, computer-operated Instructional Management System (IMS) are listed and described. Purposes of the tryout are given, and the communications system detailed. Source-input and output documents are listed, along with the IMS computer programs and IMS files.…

Considers the choice of a computer-assisted instructional system from several points of view--student attitudes, cost effectiveness, and system performance level. In a comparison of five systems conducted at the University of Leyden in The Netherlands, the PLATO system was preferred. (JJD)

A reimplementation of Computer assisted/managed instruction language (CAMIL) for qualitative and quantitative improvements in the software is presented. The reformatted language is described narratively, and major components of the system software are indicated and discussed. Authoring aids and imbedded support facilities are also described, and…

This summary of developments and activities at the University of Delaware Office of Computer-Based Instruction (OCBI) during 1980-1981 includes: (1) a detailed account of the history and development of OCBI which covers background information, utilization rates, the organization of OCBI, the OCBI courseware development process, OCBI publications,…

Description of the Tektronix-Based Interactive Graphics System for Instruction (TIGSI), which was developed for generating graphics displays in computer-assisted instruction materials, discusses several applications (e.g., reinforcing learning of concepts, principles, rules, and problem-solving techniques) and presents advantages of the TIGSI…

Realizing that each student has his own optimal learning environment and that the computer is a valuable tool in individualizing instruction, instructors at the University of Texas at Austin designed a chemistry course using the latest computer technology to assist the instructor and to maximize student achievement. The course consisted of…

Application in higher education of IVIS (interactive video instructional systems for individualized learning created by combining video and computer technologies) is in beginning stages. Survey of media professionals indicates they have positive attitudes toward IVIS use and some training has begun, but lack of software and financing present major…

Five considerations of a comprehensive configuration to carry out computer-based instructional management are described. Included are data communications networks, loading/distribution of data processing operations and Instructional Management System functions, response time, computer software, and flexibility. The need for such a configuration is…

An illustration of modestly-interactive instruction of moderate length--to be administered to six students who start off together--is presented. Implications for IDCMS regarding number of audio programs and video files and extent of looping are preliminarily deduced on the basis of characteristics of the illustrative instructional program.…

For the benefit of administrators and instructors, individualized instruction and the role of computers in managing it are outlined. Structural components of individualized instructional programs are identified, and the process of individualized instruction is described. A review of major computer-managed instructional (CMI) systems is provided,…

This report examines the state of computer based learning (CBL) in the Soviet Union based upon information gained during a visit to the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow State University, and the Institute for Problems of Higher Schools. The visit had two aims: to study the political, educational, and technological pressures on CBL in…