Computers have been used successfully in test assembly following the cooperation of test specialists and computer specialists in systematic analyses of the test-assembly process. Systematic exploration of the item-writing process may well make it possible for the computer to take on some of the less creative portions of item writing. The current…

Microcomputers, computer programs, and computer-assisted instruction are discussed. (BB)

Describes present and future computer assisted instruction systems developed by a systems group. (LN)

Training Technology is issued twice yearly as a supplement to Educational Technology Magazine. (GB)

A new mathematics curriculum was used in this study which depended fundamentally on the use of computers and programing for presentation. The main part of the research was done with seventh grade children utilizing a programing language, LOGO, specifically designed for the teaching of mathematics. An investigation was also conducted with a group…

As computers are used more often for school purposes, the teacher's ability to use them becomes more important. Two limitations on this ability are: (1) lack of useful programs (software); and (2) lack of a computer language that teachers can use or adapt to their classes. Software evaluators should be familiar with learner characteristics and the…

Considerations and procedures for applying Performance-Structure Oriented computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are described in terms of a general diagram of the necessary elements in a CAI system. The fundamental objective is to lead the student to develop his own cognitive structures that will serve him for generating the surface structure of…

The diverse requirements for computing facilities in education place heavy demands upon available resources. Although multiple or very large computers can supply such diverse needs, their cost makes them impractical for many institutions. Small computers which serve a few specific needs may be an economical answer. However, to serve operationally…

This is the first of three parts of a report that evaluates the present state of development of microcomputer and video-disc technologies as they relate to education. (MN)

The development of a software package to be used in developing basic reading comprehension skills is described. The package uses a cassette to present a short story, with multiple-choice questions on a screen. (MK)

It is possible to maintain a vision of a technologically oriented educational system which is grander than the current one in which new gadgets are used to teach the old material in a thinly disguised old way. Educational innovation, particularly when computers are included, can find better things for children to do and better ways for the child…

Recounts instances of computer use to teach English composition and poetry to college students and concludes that it is impossible to be a department chair these days without knowing something about a computer. (NKA)

Presents a model for a system which coordinates the human resources needed to produce original, course-appropriate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) materials. This team approach to authoring systems has proved to be effective in producing more than 60 units of varying CAI materials for the community college environment. (ML)

In the context that a general systems approach to the development and maintenance of optimal learning conditions is a point of view rather than a doctrine, two empirical examples are given. To illustrate the desirability of the systems-like approach in studying the nature of learning, the organisms chosen were representative of two widely separate…

As computer technology becomes more sophisticated and as its application as an instructional tool increases, there is an increasing need to establish a central reservoir of computer resources and to organize a formal exchange procedure for computer hardware and software. Through Project C-BE at the University of Texas at Austin, a bilingual…