Reviews the present status of computer-managed instruction systems (CMI) and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) applications in elementary and secondary schools, and examines the computer's ability to individualize instruction. Some speculations about the future of computers in public education are offered. (RAO)

Before the New Mexico Research and Study Council (NMRSC) could create the Educational Computer Services Program, school districts had to agree that they would contract for the proposed services for the 1980-81 school year. This manual provides decision-making information for school districts wanting to become members of the program. Included are…

A computer simulation model for allocating facilities and physical space is presented as a means of optimally allocating available educational resources. The model allows the decisionmaker to change specific program allocations, system parameters, and other controllable variables in order to determine the effects, both cost and utility, of these…