In two experiments, pupils in the primary grades were given concept attainment tasks. (Author)

A wide range of information on educational and instructional technology is collected in this yearbook of the Association of Programed Learning and Educational Technology (APLET). This is presented in order to put users in contact with meterials, equipment and ideas, and to forge lines of communication among users. Six major sections comprise the…

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971). (CB)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971). A graduate course in educational technology for teaching development of self-instructional learning materials for deaf students. (CB)

Over 3,500 commercial programs for use in programed instruction are listed by subject and publisher. For each title or series, the following information is provided: approximate length in hours, approximate length in frames or pages, appropriate level for use, list price, and "other information," which often includes a description of the contents.…

A brief discussion of the change in meaning of programed instruction from a product to a process and perhaps to a technology of performance problem solving." (Author/AA)

Composed of articles selected from recent issues of "Educational Technology" magazine, this volume of the review series centers on using programed instruction. Subjects covered in the articles include performance problem solving, the criterion problem, programed materials, contingency management, Soviet Union programs, reinforcement, specific…

The paper discusses the problem of testing initial Breathing Apparatus Control Training. The subject-matter is described. Simulation tests are detailed and the results of cognitive and affective evaluation are stated and discussed. (Author)

INCLUDED IN THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE BOOKS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES RELATED TO THE SUBJECTS OF PROGRAMED LEARNING, REPORTS ON RELEVANT RESEARCH STUDIES, LISTS OF TEACHING MACHINES, PUBLICATIONS ON LEARNING THEORY AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING SOURCES OF PROGRAMED MATERIALS, PERIODICALS SPECIALLY DEVOTED TO PROGRAMED…

A TEACHING MACHINE PRESENTS A SERIES OF PROBLEM MATERIALS TO A STUDENT, REQUIRES AN OVERT BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE, AND PROVIDES RESULTS OF THE BEHAVIOR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RESPONSE. THERE WERE EIGHT GROUPS OF 10 JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPERIMENTALLY TRAINED WITH MANUALLY CONTROLLED TEACHING MACHINES, EACH GROUP WAS TAUGHT WITH A…

Statistics on number of schools that are using brand name programed learning texts and multimedia learning stations. Author believes that the trend in education toward individual learning brought about the use of programed instruction. (AF)

Current educational practice has little status as a technological application based on an underlying science. A fundamental overhaul of approach should rectify this. Procedures should be systematically developed to effect change. Research findings should be readily available to educators, and teacher education should be restructured. Equipment,…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE "TEACHING SYSTEMS PROJECT" WERE (1) TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF THE GENERALIZED AUTOMATED TEACHING SYSTEM, (2) TO EXPRESS THIS MODEL IN MATHEMATICAL TERMS AND DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRAINTS, AND (3) TO EXPLORE THE COMPUTER FUNCTIONS IN AN AUTOMATED TEACHING SYSTEM. EXPERIMENTS USING VARIOUS KINDS…

Systems of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) can be classified according to whether the author, student, or teacher controls the interaction between the student and the computer. Both author-controlled and student-controlled CAI have the advantages of individualized instruction, privacy for mistakes, and flexibility, but are tremendously…

Discusses the need for standardization by manufacturers of audiovisual aids, especially because of the value of these aids in stimulating the student to learn. (BH)