This handbook lists step-by-step the procedures for making Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) runs on the interactive computer. The programs follow the Loma Linda University Revision 2.1 as adapted for the Data General Eclipse Systems. The four-step process includes instructions for developing the codebook, building the data and…

Misunderstandings on the part of the researcher as to the computer's capability, coupled with the inability of the computer system to function efficiently, has often handicapped the research activities in computer assisted instruction (CAI). A new data system is being developed to resolve these problems. A Delete/Sort program has been designed to…

The Southwest Regional Laboratory Instructional Management System (IMS) utilizes a configuration of electronic data processing (EDP) equipment to transform instructional program performance data into instructional program management information. To perform this transformation, SWRL has selected a configuration consisting of on-site optical…

To help investigators become more aware of hidden limitations in their work, some important supportive systems to the application of interactive computing in education are described. Support systems are grouped under the headings of technical support, pedagogical and logistical support, and administrative support and are further illustrated by…