During this reporting period, the Drill-and-Practice Mathematics Program implemented a pilot version of the fixed strands curriculum. Data is presented illustrating the use of the program at the various participating schools. Adjustments were made to the Drill-and-Practice Reading Program Curriculum. Extensive recoding of the curriculum of the…

The final revisions of 14 of the 15 strands for the Drill-and-practice Mathematics Program were completed. The numbers of lessons taken on the system was double that of the previous reporting period. Some changes were made in the way in which the Drill-and-practice Reading Program was handled. Additional adjustments were made in the curriculum,…

Research and development efforts at the Florida State University Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Center have centered on four main area: (1) computer systems development, (2) research, (3) instructional product development, and (4) instructional validation and service. Progress on Project THEMIS was made on developing learner strategies,…

The history, facilities, management, research and development programs, curriculum, and future of the University of Texas Computer Assisted Instruction Laboratory are presented in this memo. Particular attention is paid to the research and development program which since 1967 has developed a wide variety of instructional applications. (MC)

The Instructional Development Laboratory of Florida State University's Center for Educational Design (CED) is described. Among the major projects of the Laboratory has been the design and implementation of the PLATO computer-assisted instruction system. Included in the report are descriptions of (1) the facilities layout of the Laboratory, (2) the…

Research and development activities during 1971 of the Computer Assisted Instruction Center at Florida State University are summarized in this report. Discussions of activities are grouped under sponsorship categories: the research areas and project efforts which are described under the sponsorship category of the Office of Naval Research are…

Discusses the state of research, development, and innovation of new educational technology in West Germany, with special emphasis on the student interest and attitudes which have helped bring about changes. (DE)

This annual report of progress of the Institute for Mathematical Studies covers four main projects: (1) computer generated speech, (2) complex teaching programs with audio, (3) teaching reading with audio, and (4) speech recognition. Thirty-seven references to research on the use of computers and the teaching of primary reading are included. A…

In 1974, as part of a reciprocal agreement between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany, a delegation of Canadian experts visited Germany to examine programs in Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and to explore areas of future cooperation. The delegation examined CAI program support and administrative structures in German education. Special…

The evolution of a medium scale, general purpose, multi-language, time sharing computer system at the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh is detailed. A strategy for the interfacing and control of laboratory devices is described with respect to several application environments; experimentation in the…

Discussion of issues related to computer-assisted learning (CAL) and computer-based training (CBT) describes approaches to electronic learning; principles underlying courseware development to support these approaches; and a plan for creation of a CAL/CBT development center, including its functional role, campus services, staffing, and equipment…

A brief history of the Delaware PLATO project and descriptions of the new developments in facilities, applications, user services, research, evaluation, and courseware produced since the Fourth Summative Report (1979) are provided, as well as an overview of PLATO applications at the University of Delaware. Sample lessons, illustrations, and…

The Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) Laboratory at the University of Texas (UT) has two functions: doing research on improving CAI and also developing and implementing CAI at a university. The Lab uses an IBM 1500 instructional system. This system is flexible enough to be useful in research, but it is too small to support an extensive…

The Individualization Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) was organized on a cooperative basis with a federal agency and several community colleges. The main design goals were to produce needed courseware, move smoothly from research and development to a production mode of operation, and to emphasize dissemination of…

Some new approaches to R & D funding adopted by the United Kingdom's National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning are described. Considered are: the aim of the program; the role of the directorate in "cooperative" funding; the approach to evaluation; and the emphasis on project management. (Author/LBH)