Article shows that the integration of electronic data processing and programed instruction is capable of leading to more efficient and effective material presentations. (Author)

The database management system or computerized database is an important tool for teaching thinking in the social studies. But what the teacher does to teach the student about databases, to use prepared databases, to organize their data, to direct their research, and to draw conclusions using this teaching device is just as important. The Direct…

Copyfitting is probably the least exciting portion of any course that deals with design and production of print advertising. Students find the transformation of manuscript copy into set type difficult to visualize. The math, though no more than multiplication and division, seems insurmountable to some--probably because the entities such as points,…

The development of computer-based instruction will be greatly facilitated by the use of an effective and efficient design model. Five components of such a model are: (1) the objective; (2) the content; (3) the questions; (4) the boundaries; and (5) the entry skills. A good objective describes either something observable that learners do, the…

In a class of eight students, an attempt was made to determine the effects on student collaboration of using the computer as a writing instrument and the influence the computer might have on social relationships in a high school writing class. Student collaboration consisted of several kinds, including: (1) the sharing of technical help for using…

Edited version of paper presented at annual meeting of the National Society for Programmed Instruction (Boston, April, 1967).

This paper presents the notion of a "question episode," the smallest complete unit of computer- student interaction in computer assisted instruction, and describes such important elements as question types, student input, interpretation of student inputs, computer replies, and duration limits. Included are some guidelines to help determine the…

The HYPERTUTOR incorporates the ideas of a "hypertext" and the TUTOR-IV programing language used on the PLATO-IV system. The HYPERTUTOR is a part of Northwestern University's MULTI-TUTOR system and runs on a non-PLATO, non-dedicated CDC 6400 computer. It allows the transfer of courseware from PLATO to non-PLATO systems. It has…

Following an introductory review of foreign language teaching since the Second World War, the author discusses the cybernetic aspects and psychological basis of instructional technology; programmed learning/computer-assisted instruction and behavioral objectives; hardware versus software; linear programming; branching programs; programming verbal…

Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) is surveyed in terms of both the extent of research progress as well as the degree of utilization for this new technological approach to education. After a brief review of some of the critical terminology used to describe research progress within CAI, a conceptual framework by which to consider current…

This paper proposes a technique for using the digital computer in science instruction (grades 1-12) which may well obviate the constraints of unreasonable cost and demand for complex and extensive software. Computer Simulated Experiments require a short amount of time at the terminal during which the student collects realistic simulated data.…

This proposal describes a project whose objective is the development of new methods and materials for elementary school teaching in the computer age. In the long run, it is hoped that children will experience greater intellectual growth than generally thought possible. Computers will remove artificial barriers between disciplines and stimulate…

The concept of Delphi technique was presented in a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) module designed for educational administration classes or inservice training of administrators. Instructional Dialogue Facility (IDF) Author Language on a 2000F Hewlett-Packard time-sharing system was used to write the sequence. Instructional objectives,…