Use of a 56k Z80-based microcomputer for timetabling is described. Topics addressed include general program structure, data input, class assignment, timetable display, improvement program, possible enhancements to computer models, quality of timetable produced, and implications of data/program structure. Such a timetable is suitable for a…

The availability of relatively cheap microcomputers has led educators in the southeast Asian region to consider introducing computers and computer assisted instruction (CAI) into schools. Advantages, problems, and prospects of introducing CAI into Malaysian schools are discussed. (Author/JN)

A multi-phase computer aided instruction (CAI) scheme for Malaysian Secondary Schools and Matriculation Centres attached to local universities is presented as an aid for improving instruction and for solving some problems presently faced by the Malaysian Secondary Education System. Some approaches for successful implementation of a CAI scheme are…

A description of MAIL (Micro-Assisted Learning), a microcomputer system for distance teaching which corrects mailed-in tests and generates letters commenting on each of the answers, is used to identify criteria which will help determine whether an innovation will be successful. These criteria include accessibility, operational ease, and learner…

Twelve papers are presented from a conference on special education and information technology. The conference featured 130 participants from 15 countries. The following titles and authors are represented: "Computer as a Communication Aid" (A. Fleischer); "Computers in Special Education" (F. Dalhoff); "Experiences Using Computer-Assisted…

Describes how microcomputers, together with an in-house developed expert system, are assisting Sweden's Linkoping University library staff, who possess beginning programing skills and computer expertise, in improving library performance. An example illustrating how the dimensional flowcharting improved the interlibrary loan operation is presented.…

Provides an overview of the use of computers in education in Canada, focusing on the application of microcomputers in elementary and secondary education and of mini- and large-scale systems at institutional and industrial levels. (DC)

Discusses use of microcomputer hardware and software, telecommunications methods, and advanced library methods to create a specialized information center's database of literature relating to farm machinery and food processing. Systems and services (electronic messaging, serials control, database creation, cataloging, collections, circulation,…

Discusses the use of computers in Swedish schools. Focuses on: (1) instruction concerning computers and their use in society; (2) use of computers in schools to modernize teaching content in various subjects; and (3) uses of computers as an aid to learning. (Author/JN)

Describes Project Retrieve, an information retrieval system designed especially for the Commodore PET Microcomputer, which is in use at the library of Brock University in Ontario. Over 200 instructional items housed at the library are identified by subject area on the computerized system. (JJD)

Traffic education covers basic road skills, legal/insurance aspects, highway code, accident causation/prevention, and vehicle maintenance. Microcomputer applications to traffic education are outlined, followed by a selected example of programs currently available (focusing on drill/practice, simulation, problem-solving, data manipulation, games,…

An area of concentration entitled Electronics and Instrumentation introduces science students to microcomputer applications in all science disciplines. The success of the program is attributed in part to the interdisciplinary nature of the school as a whole. (MSE)

Discusses uses of calculators and microcomputers in mathematics education with particular reference to their impact on the teaching and learning of mathematics in Hong Kong schools. Indicates that teacher training in software design and production is essential because of the lack of adequate, well-designed mathematics software. (Author/JN)

This report describes a project which commenced in 1980 at the Open University in England, the object of which was to provide blind Open University undergraduate students with home-based computing facilities through the use of low-cost commercially available microcomputers and speech synthesizers. The development of computer programs that…

Discusses the value of laboratory work, suggesting that it is not superior to other aids such as computer simulated experiments (CSE). Advantages of and problems related to use of CSE in the classroom, responses to criticisms of simulated laboratory work, and evaluation of CSE as a teaching aid are considered. (JN)