This report concerns use of a digital tutor to accelerate veterans' acquisition of expertise and improve their preparation for the civilian workforce. As background, it briefly discusses the need to improve veterans' employability, the technology of digital tutoring, its ability to produce advanced levels of technical expertise, and the design,…

This review describes a meta-analysis of findings from 50 controlled evaluations of intelligent computer tutoring systems. The median effect of intelligent tutoring in the 50 evaluations was to raise test scores 0.66 standard deviations over conventional levels, or from the 50th to the 75th percentile. However, the amount of improvement found in…

Evidence collected on the effectiveness of four educational technologies is briefly reviewed. The authors conclude that there is reasonable evidence that computer-assisted instruction can have at least a modest effect on improving learning and probably more when its instructional approaches are properly matched to instructional objectives, that…

This paper briefly reviews relevant work in four areas: 1) quantitative models of memory; 2) regression models of performance; 3) automation models of performance; and 4) artificial intelligence. (Author/HB)

Several different mathematical methods for optimization of instruction are presented and compared. A way in which one of these methods might be applied to the measurement and avoidance of inequality in educational opportunity and performance is presented. Finally, it is suggested that computer-assisted instruction might provide a particularly…

The methodology and results of cost-effectiveness evaluations of computer based instruction used in military training are discussed. Methodological issues center on decisions about what cost elements and what effectiveness measures should be included, and how they should be combined. Preliminary results suggest that, in general, computer based…

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative was undertaken to make education, training, and lifelong learning accessible at any time, anywhere. It has developed specifications and techniques that are being adopted globally by governments, businesses, and schools. Although ADL currently focuses on government and business applications, it has…

Documents issues on and makes specific recommendations for adapting extant time-sharing systems for computer assisted instruction. (Authors/WM)

Data suggested that computer instruction benefits both girls and boys, but that it is relatively more effective for boys. (Authors)

The 1971-1972 annual report on Stanford University's project to develop and research computer-assisted instruction curricula for deaf students describes the full range of project activities for the year. The programs available to the schools are described, along with the participating systems and research conducted during the year to improve the…

The design of a computer-assisted instruction language arts curriculum for the deaf is discussed. (DB)

An intelligent tutoring system (ITS) must: (1) represent the relevant knowledge domain; (2) represent the student's state of knowledge of the subject matter; (3) represent an expert tutor; and (4) communicate with the student. Such systems reflect a cognitive orientation or information structure oriented (ISO) approach to instructional design. In…

This project sought to determine if CAI can significantly benefit deaf students, if it is economically practicable. Experimentation ranged from practical evaluation studies of the specific curriculums, to theoretical studies of the use of language by deaf students. (Author/BD)

The investigation was concerned with the class of grapheme-phoneme correspondence called spelling patterns and was intended to broaden empirical understanding of grapheme-phoneme correspondences used in teaching initial reading. Twenty-five boys and 47 girls from three moderate-ability first grade classes were chosen as subjects. These students…