This paper contains summaries of the findings of research and meta analyses conducted on the effectiveness of computer-based instruction (CBI) on student achievement. Eight conclusions, based on the CBI research are then given: (1) when CBI and traditional instruction are compared, students receiving CBI demonstrate equal or better achievement;…

A brief, general discussion of the role of CAI in instruction. (HB)

The purpose of the paper is to describe an educational viewpoint based on the assumption that the complexity inherent in human nature should "drive" the relationship between technology and education; that deep technology is of little value without a deep view of education. (Author)

Three methods of sequencing coordinate concepts (simultaneous, collective, and successive) were investigated with a Bayesian, computer-based, adaptive control system. The data analysis showed that when coordinate concepts are taught simultaneously (contextually similar concepts presented at the same time), student performance is superior to either…

A research project was conducted to determine if dynamic skill training differs in important ways from knowledge system instruction. The term dynamic skills was used to mean sets of intellectual processes responsible for selective perceptions in a real time driven content and for the selection and performance of appropriate responses in that…

This project developed and evaluated a series of interactive study modules for students taking a course in Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) techniques using the IBM Interactive Instructional System (IIS) software. Exercises were general enough to be applicable across a variety of research areas. The computer assisted instruction (CAI) approach was…

AN ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OF PRINCIPLES USED FOR PROGRAMING MATHEMATICS IN AUTOMATED INSTRUCTION. THE FIRST CHAPTER PRESENTED A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS BY PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES. THE RESEARCH AND FINDINGS WERE CONSIDERED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION.…

Detailed is the instructional design of a computer assisted instructional (CAI) program to teach deaf students how to use a ruler. Fourteen instructional objectives are listed, and task analysis information is presented. Diagrams and illustrations are used to portray the general instructional strategy used in the program. Results of program…

The advent of microprocessor technology requires that the teaching of computer basics become a part of undergraduate digital electronics courses. This paper describes a laboratory-oriented approach to basic instruction requiring less than 10 hours student study time. The technique utilizes a programmed text and a small 4-bit computer,…

This commentary on innovations in language instruction developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook examines how German is taught with the aid of a computer. The article describes selected features of the introductory German course, including (1) computer-assisted instruction, (2) programed language laboratory manual, (3) study…

The purposes of this investigation are to study the uses to which computers have been put in the field of speech communication, to discover the kind of computerized games and simulations developed for use in speech classes, and to suggest some games and simulations which could be computerized for use in the communication classroom. Following a…

Linguistics has developed as an isolated discipline, while language has historically been the central subject of education. Linguistics need to begin contributing to the general understanding of language by developing courses for the non-specialist. A course conducted by the author for non-majors is outlined. The title of the course was…

Five widely-held myths about computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are exposed: 1) the teacher is the total instruction, 2) the CAI computer is designed for instruction, 3) there is one best CAI language for computer usage, 4) the biggest cost of CAI is machinery, and 5) a lack of learning materials exists in CAI. A framework for understanding,…

Two different uses of computers in instruction are Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and Computer Managed Instruction (CMI). CMI is primarily concerned with data management in the instructional process, and CAI is the use of computers to control the instructional process itself. The uses of computers in instruction can be described in four main…

PUNCT, a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course dealing with punctuation and usage was designed as a review course for college freshmen English students at the University of Texas. In 1971 forty foreign students registered to take PUNCT. This report summarizes the foreign students' reactions to the course, their suggestions for improving and…