THE ROLE OF THE TEACHING MACHINE IS COMPARED WITH THE ROLE OF THE PROGRAMED TEXTBOOK. THE TEACHING MACHINE IS USED FOR INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, CONTAINS AND PRESENTS PROGRAM CONTENT IN STEPS, PROVIDES A MEANS WHEREBY THE STUDENT MAY RESPOND TO THE PROGRAM, PROVIDES THE STUDENT WITH IMMEDIATE INFORMATION OF SOME KIND CONCERNING HIS RESPONSE THAT CAN…

A PORTION OF THE LITERATURE CONCERNING MECHANICAL TEACHING MACHINES OR DEVICES, WHICH ALLEGEDLY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING OPERATIONS BY MAKING USE OF CERTAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND TEACHER LABORSAVING FEATURES, IS REVIEWED. A CLASSIFICATION IS MADE OF MECHANICAL TEACHING AIDS AND DEVICES, SUGGESTING THAT THE…

A description of the Combination-Board"--a piece of equipment that integrates charts, flashcards and blackboards into the programmed steps of the Naya Din (New Day) adult literacy program used in West Pakistan. The method is inexpensive and can be used in self-instruction. (Author/JB)

The design, organization, application and implications of a practical self-instructional course to teach audio-visual media and methods to teachers and student teachers are described. Extracts of the printed course texts illustrate the format and content of the course. (Author)

SIMALU is the acronym for self-instructional media-assisted learning unit. Author tells how SIMALU was used to successfully teach a basic electronics course to a group of students without the use of a special facility, and without excessive demands on the instructor's time. (Author)

Article describes a new machine program, the Ricoh Synchrofax recorder, which provides a medium through which a magnetic recording may be produced by the child. (HB)

Information from many different sources related to the use of computers in instruction, particularly computer-assisted instruction (CAI), is provided in this bibliography: journal articles, books, articles from edited books, and technical reports or memos. Each of the 835 entries contains title, year and place of publication, often the number of…

A description of a training workshop on self-instructional materials for medical education held at the University of North Carolina. (HB)

Presents an experiment in which a programmable calculator is employed as a data generating system for simulated laboratory experiments. The example used as an illustration is a simulated conductimetric titration of an aqueous solution of HC1 with an aqueous solution of NaOH. (Author/EB)

Computer assisted instruction deserves serious consideration by the English teacher as a potential contributor to teaching and learning. As a supplement to the teacher, the computer can serve students as a personal tutor. It is no more inhuman than books or recordings, although, like them, it cannot adequately respond to the problems of disturbed,…

Experiences with a teaching machine for self-paced individual teaching in physics are discussed and evaluated. The teaching system is described, the problems of choosing topics and making programs are examined, and student evaluation of the course is reported. (DT)

The development and extensive utilization of self-instructional materials in clinical rotations have the potential to improve the educational activities of clinical education. Therefore allied health educators should consider self-instruction teaching strategy as a primary method. (NH)