The system consists of a single program with data bases containing the material to be displayed. Editing, loading, and other support programs were written to transfer the burden of material and maintenance tasks from the user to the computer. (Author/IRT)

Reports on student use and reaction to computer software adapted for a course in business communication at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. (JOW)

Results of demonstrations of two computing systems, differing in configuration and educational services, are analyzed in terms of student achievement and attrition for the PLATO system, and student performance in TICCIT. The two studies were conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). (RAO)

Additional information presented in support of PLATO responds to the findings of an ETS study of the system in community colleges, which is described in the preceding article in this issue. (RAO)

The findings of the ETS study of TICCIT in community colleges, which is described in a previous article in this issue, are compared with the results of a series of studies on the system conducted at the Brigham Young University. (RAO)

Tutorial computer assisted learning has been successfully introduced in two Open University biology courses. The purpose of the tutorials, how they were designed and written, and students' reactions to them are discussed in the expectation that other teachers will find the technique useful. (Author)

A description is given of a method of teaching the case method, perfected by Harvard Business School, using interactive computing. (MK)

Computers, if programed to respond to writer-generated content with heuristic strategies, can guide the writer in the prewriting stage. Heuristics are problem solving strategies that can aid the writer in exploring a topic either through a systematic posting of relevant questions or through an unsystematic process of free-association. To date the…

The computer programs require the students to show that they understand the calculations by processing one set of data correctly themselves before the remaining sets are computed for them. (MP)

SuperPILOT is Apple Computer's new computer assisted instruction authoring language. Provided is a review of SuperPILOT, indicated to be ideally suited for the development of interactive tutorials for the classroom. Includes comments on the language's strengths/weaknesses as well as comments on system requirements and special program features. (JN)

Presents justifications for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in debate. Suggests programs that could be written. Discusses one CAI application: the use of CAI drills to train negative team members and to instruct in cross-examination skills. Includes the "Listing of CAI Drill for 1st Negative Debater." (PD)

The most important function of reinforcement in computer assisted instruction is a motivational one, providing students with a reason for learning. Discusses primary, secondary, and generalized reinforcers and four factors influencing the effectiveness of reinforcers (timing, appropriateness, relevancy, and configuration). (JN)

SEEN (Seeing Eye Elephant Network) is a computer program intended to help students write better essays by providing a heuristic for invention and a means for audience feedback. In the solo mode, the program prompts students to perceive what they have seen--that is, to consider the literary work in an active way. The program also remembers--like an…