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Carpenter-Huffman, Polly – 1979
This report describes MODIA (a Method of Designing Instructional Alternatives), and assesses its utility for planning instruction. MODIA is a computer-based interactive program that helps planners construct a blueprint of instruction, analyze the operation of the instruction, and estimate its cost. It was developed for the Air Force Air Training…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning, Instructional Design
And Others; Ogilvie, W. Buckner, Jr. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1979
Describes the development and implementation of a plan at Baylor College of Medicine for providing computer support for both the administrative and scientific/ research needs of the Baylor community. The cost-effectiveness of this plan is also examined. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Educational Administration
Executive Educator, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: And you thought you'd tried every trick in the book to cut student absenteeism. You haven't. Now that computers have become an accepted feature in many schools' administrative offices, you might want to check out a new, computerized telephone system that six Chicago schools are using. Each of the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
American Data Processing, Inc., Detroit, MI. – 1970
This monograph on the cost and use of computers in education consists of two parts. Part I is a report of the President's Science Advisory Committee concerning the cost and use of the computer in undergraduate, secondary, and higher education. In addition, the report contains a discussion of the interaction between research and educational uses of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
International Business Machines Corp., Gaithersburg, MD. Federal Systems Div. – 1971
GENTRAS (General Training System) is a computer-based training model for the Marine Corps which makes use of a systems approach. The model defines the skill levels applicable for career growth and classifies and defines the training needed for this growth. It also provides a training cost subsystem which will provide a more efficient means of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Job Analysis, Job Skills
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Dain, Jo Anne – Community and Junior College Journal, 1983
Describes Truckee Meadows Community College's word processing center, in which students are trained in modern word processing techniques on the same equipment that meets the college's needs for a sophisticated computerized system. Considers equipment, safeguards, advantages, and current and potential uses of the center. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Management Systems
Cooper, Ted L. – 1975
Recent reviews of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in various journals suggest that the technological and economic barriers to its adoption and use may be overcome in the very near future, and that CAI will be feasible in a number of educational settings. Computer hardware costs have dropped dramatically in recent years, and a variety of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers
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Dockterman, Gabrielle Savage – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1991
Development of two interactive videodisks in space science for middle-school-age children is described, and suggestions for development of affordable and successful interactive products are offered. The first interactive program is a touchscreen exhibit designed for museum use, and the second is a classroom tool for teaching a planetary sciences…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Media, Interactive Video
Haynes, Amos A.; Haugo, John E. – 1973
School District 916 in St. Paul, Minnesota, a special district which provides vocational-technical learning experiences for high school and post-secondary students, developed an Instructional Productivity System (IPS). The IPS was designed to allow the district to monitor the success of the learner-centered instructional model whose features…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Individualized Programs, Postsecondary Education
Sampson, James P., Jr.; And Others – 1986
DISCOVER for Adult Learners (DISCOVER AL) and SIGI PLUS are recently developed computer-assisted guidance systems designed to assist individuals in making career decisions. This technical report highlights similarities and differences between the two computer-assisted guidance systems so that service providers may make informed choices concerning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Fresno County Dept. of Education, Fresno, CA. – 1972
The purpose of this manual is to provide a nontechnical description of the Fresno County system for program evaluation. Intended for the use of the school administrator, teacher, or researcher whose knowledge of electronic data processing is limited, this manual presents ways of using the system, the procedures required to support system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Rating, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Oriented Programs
Anderson, Ake – 1973
The Swedish National Board of Education sent a study group to the United States to collect information concerning trends on the educational uses of computers and, drawing upon what was learned on the trip to America, to determine the future role of computers in Swedish education. Visits were made to approximately 20 American institutions such as…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. Northeast Academic Science Information Center. – 1974
In the second volume of a four-volume annual report on the Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC), two developmental studies are reported. The first documents an experimental, pilot operation of computer-based reference search services to users on a fee-for-service basis initiated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
DuVall, Lloyd A. – 1976
The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Thompson, Fred A. – 1978
The Teaching Information Processing System (TIPS), a computer-augmented instructional aid, provides individualized instruction for large numbers of students. The TIPS procedure involves the following: (1) instructor preparation of a detailed course outline; (2) delineation of course concept areas and objectives; (3) creation and weekly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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