THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS AN INITIAL EXPERIMENT WITH THE USE OF A LARGE SCALE COMPUTER AS A MEANS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THREE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THREE CONNECTICUT COMMUNITIES. ANSWERS TO THESE BASIC QUESTIONS WERE SOUGHT IN THE EXPERIMENT--(1) HOW CAN MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND LOGIC BE TAUGHT MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE USE OF THE…

THIRTEEN TEACHERS USED COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION TO WRITE AND STORE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS OF COURSE WORK IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ALTHOUGH TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND TIME DELAYS WERE ENCOUNTERED, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT MOST OF THE TEACHERS BENEFITTED FROM THIS INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION. (LH)

This article discusses the need for teachers and teacher educators to incorporate technological literacy in training programs. The use of computers in schools is here to stay, and teachers should provide for their use in curriculum planning and other areas. (Author/CJB)

If educators realized the capabilities of the computer as it relates to separate subjects or a particular discipline, computer science would become an integral part of the secondary curriculum for all student programs. (MB)

Discusses how to move teachers away from using computer technology for drill and practice toward a more integrated approach. Topics include teacher training; supporting and extending curriculum objectives; learning environments; barriers to technology integration; and stages of integration, including the adoption phase, support, appropriation, and…

A study was devised to investigate the use of formative evaluation during the preparation of a course entitled "Education of Visually Handicapped Children" designed for presentation to students through computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Various models for formative evaluation were examined, the Baker and Schutz cycle for instructional…

Discusses the uses of the computer and how it is changing society. In the classroom computers teach new skills and can provide instructional microworlds and minilaboratories in which students carry out experiments. Includes suggestions for preparing written assignments and an outline for a course on preparing teachers for using computers. (MD)

Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) in France is described, with three periods of development noted. It is felt teachers need to be motivated to use CAL. The current priority is seen to be teacher training, with secondary schools the focus. (MP)

Outlines five lessons learned at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School (Kentucky) when the computer education program, Humana Computer Tutor project, was implemented. The principal was important to the success of the program. (MD)

A project was devised to develop and test a revision model for systematically designed educational materials based on the literature and on previous procedures. The model divides the revision process into content changes and procedural changes, and decisions are based on data collected from measures of student performance and attitudes and on…

Considers the use of computer technology in education. Topics addressed include advances in technology; costs; the proper role for technology in education; the use of technology in communication and curriculum; computers as instruments of learning; the involvement of teachers; and using computers for instruction rather than administration. (LRW)

Reported are the results of informal telephone interviews with staff members of four research and development centers serving handicapped children. (DB)

Factors that increase the likelihood of sustainable on-line learning community success fall into four general categories: the selection of an ease of learning and ease of use application permits an adequate default setting to begin operation yet permits users and managers to customize their on-line environment; creation and support of users,…

The rise of the World Wide Web as a new information processing technology has attracted the attention of educators worldwide. The purpose of this study was to seek a consensus among art education experts regarding how the Web should be integrated into the art teacher education curricula. The Delphi Method was applied for seeking a consensus. A…