An innovative approach to enhance high school instruction in Alaska is summarized in this paper describing IST (Individualized Study by Technology), a program which permits small, isolated rural schools to provide a more complete high school curriculum, reduce teacher workloads, and allow students to work at their own pace. The program goal of…

Educational applications of computing are reviewed, beginning with a brief introduction to microcomputers and microcomputer characteristics that might be important for school use. An examination of significant models in computer education outside Australia emphasizes projects in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, including the…