PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) is an individualized teaching method where both student and teacher'' communicate and interact with each other. (Author/PG)

Describes ways in which a student might use a programmable calculator to obtain air pollution data for a particular locale and outlines the teacher's role in preparing the Computer Simulated Experimentation. (JR)

Describes the operation of the computer program and a sample print-out is provided. (CP)

In order to get a comprehensive view of the problems and present development of the transferability to other locations of computer-based learning materials, it is necessary to examine short-range versus long-range viewpoints and the distinctions between computer-related aspects and those aspects associated with innovative learning and teaching…

This technical report describes a digital computer program on the spatial structure of agricultural production and how it can be used in economic geography courses. Chapters one through four, respectively, (1) examine the use of digital computers in the teaching of college geography, (2) analyze the von Thunen theory which postulates laws that…

Examinations of costs and acquisition of facilities indicate that an Altair 8800A microcomputer with a program library of parametric, non-parametric, mathematical, and teaching programs can be used effectively for teaching college-level statistics. Statistical packages presently in use require extensive computing knowledge beyond the students' and…

Over 100 interactive computer programs for use in general and organic chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin have been prepared. The rationale for the programs is based upon the belief that computer-assisted instruction (CAI) can improve education by, among other things, freeing teachers from routine tasks, measuring entry skills,…