Computer assisted instruction is most effective when integrated with regular science and foreign language instruction and used with high or low achieving students as a supplemental activity. It increases student achievement and positively alters student attitudes. It can be a powerful, effective tool helping students gain control of their…

A federally funded project investigated a computer networking system in special education being implemented in Johnson County, Wyoming. The goals of the networking system project were: (1) to demonstrate a computer networking system as it applies to an educational setting; and (2) to conduct a research project to study the effects of computer…

Questionnaires were developed for students and teachers and used with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Software Evaluation Checklist to compare student and teacher perceptions of computer assisted instruction software. Results indicate that formative evaluation should include feedback from both students and teachers to improve software…

This review focuses on instructional applications of computers, and their role and effects in the educational environment found in schools, colleges and universities. (Author)

Students in an introductory textiles course at the University of Nebraska's College of Home Economics actively participate in the learning experience through a self-paced instructional technique. Specific learning packets were developed adapting programmed instructional learning materials to computer assisted instruction (CAI). A study booklet…

Reports on a four-year study of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in which microcomputers were used in individual college classrooms as interactive instructional systems. Discusses students' feelings about CAI, the computer hardware and software, and the lesson models involved. (Author/RW)

Discusses various aspects of computer-assisted learning. Focuses on human and technical problems associated with using computers and suggests possible solutions to the problems. Indicates that the greatest human problem (lack of programing skill) can be solved by use of DECAL, a programing language designed for individuals with no computer…

Discusses 12 computer programs designed to aid in analyzing written text. They point out weaknesses in communications, giving students an opportunity to evaluate and revise their papers before submitting them for grading. Includes an instrument and results of a survey of students' attitudes about the process. (JOW)

Inability to see the relevance of mathematics to understanding the time course of drugs in the body may discourage interest in pharmacokinetics. A UNC-developed computer graphics simulation program helps visualize the nature of pharmacokinetic-patient interactions, generates classroom handouts, and is used in the pharmaceuticals industry to…

Considers the choice of a computer-assisted instructional system from several points of view--student attitudes, cost effectiveness, and system performance level. In a comparison of five systems conducted at the University of Leyden in The Netherlands, the PLATO system was preferred. (JJD)

To study attitudes toward computer assisted instruction in social studies, secondary students and teachers in Mobile, Alabama, were asked to use the microcomputer-based simulation "Civil War." Pre- and post-assessment scores of subjects' knowledge/attitudes concerning microcomputers are discussed. Journal availability: P.O. Box 535, Cupertino, CA…

A series of analyses were made to relate attitudinal and achievement outcomes in an assessment of student achievement and of student and instructor attitudes, made by the U.S. Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) and the Air Training Command (ATC) as part of their joint Service Test of the PLATO IV system at Chanute Air Force Base. Data…

A program called Experiment Writer (EW) was designed to enable students to use the computer to sample a range of experimentation situations. EW was used by 20 students in an Advanced Experimental Psychology course; hardware consisted of a PDP-10 computer, and a PDP-15 computer with 12K of core memory and two time-shared stations. Experimental…

Describes the components of SEEN, a computer program which provides an environment that prompts the user to create, support, and test an hypothesis, and its applications in an introductory world literature and an art history course. (MBR)

Concludes that textual analysis with computers intrigues college writers and speeds learning of editing skills by offering immediate, reliable, and consistent attention to surface features of their prose. (HOD)