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…

This publication contains 4 reports and 15 profiles which illustrate the role of computers in education with emphasis on vocational education. The reports are: (1) "Microcomputers in the Classroom--Dreams and Realities" (Henry Jay Becker); (2) "Microcomputers in the Classroom: Are There Unique Issues for Vocational Educators to Consider?" (Judith…

A 10-week project conducted with 12 gifted 4th and 5th grade students (10 boys and 2 girls) examined the effectiveness of the Logo computer programming language as a tool for helping students understand some basic principles of physics. Three assumptions were tested: (1) motivated elementary school students can learn both turtle graphics and word…

A discussion of computer assisted instruction as an effective teaching method with more and faster learning, as opposed to the cost-effectiveness question. Implications for the future are also covered. (HB)

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)

College teachers are seeking alternatives to the conventional lecture as a means of teaching students. This paper presents five alternative teaching methods and their advantages and disadvantages. It describes a program for instructional method selection design and includes an evaluation matrix for the five methods. The methods examined are the…

Error analysis performed on data sets revealed that seventh grade students used a variety of rules of operation for solving the signed-number arithmetic problems. The data sets were obtained from an experimental study in which students were randomly assigned to study either of two lessons written on a computer based education system. The two…

Methods and approaches used by effective teachers are examined, and the set of goals and subgoals that guide these teachers, the set of specific strategies that they use to generate cases, questions, and comments for their pupils, and the control structure that they use to allocate their time between different goals are specified. The theory…

This report on an investigation of available hardware which would support music peripherals in an instructional mode focuses on the application of microcomputers to the teaching of music. It discusses microprocessor-based PLATO instruction, hardware selection, and courseware transfer, and notes that experimental lesson results indicate that…

This conference report explores microelectronic technology, its effect on educational methods and objectives, and its implications for educator responsibilities. Two main areas were considered: the significance of the likely impact of the large scale introduction of microprocessors and microelectronics on commercial and industrial processes, the…

Using PLATO, a computer-assisted instruction system, a test was conducted to see if students respond most favorably to an instructional package that included no graphic display, still graphic display, or animated graphic display. Forty-five students at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, were the subjects. With the learning of the sine-ratio…

Emphasis is placed on the experimental analysis of behavior in this spelling program of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The spelling program is of special interest because it is based on a good behavioral analysis of the nature of the spelling task, and it offers a chance to review computer instrumentation. Results of the review indicates the…

This study investigated the problem-solving performance of education undergraduates while engaged in the solution of complex, data-rich, real problems in a computer environment. The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths. Two instructional programs were used: the problem mode (I) engages the problem-solver in the data base with…

Northwestern University's Learning Disabilities Program conducted a study to explore and develop ways of applying computer technology to the fields of reading and learning disabilities and to train specialists who are familiar with computer methods. This study was designed to simulate the actual conditions of the Diagnostic Clinic at Northwestern…