The term "instructional computing" is defined, and its various applications to classroom learning are identified. Psychological, curricular, and pedagogical frameworks for the use of computers in mathematics instruction are discussed, and the teacher's role is explored. Perspectives for teacher education are suggested. (PP)

Identifies the lack of an effective comprehensive management information system (MIS) as one major impediment to effective library administration and outlines a proposal for the development of a system based on a total systems approach, which would be made available to subscriber libraries through a network system. Twenty-three references are…

Instrumentation, methodology, and analysis techniques were developed to measure changes in adolescents' (N=10) skills in linear distance estimation. Microcomputers were used to present and control amount of information available to assist students in said estimations. Results and implications are reported. (Author/SK)

Thirty-three universities were surveyed by the University of Arizona to see who was responsible for the process of evaluating students' remaining degree requirements, how much of this process was automated or computerized, and who in each institution responds to the Higher Education General Information Survey. Results are presented. (MSE)

A study was conducted to help the computer department in an Oregon school district determine the use and value of its programs and services. Results reinforced the importance of current programs and indicated a need to instruct teachers and administrators in computer assisted instruction applications. (MER)

Describes a three-hour, one-semester graduate course to provide numerical methods and modeling techniques to handle problems in future courses or engineering practice. Includes rationale for topics such as interpolation, integration, and equation roots, among others. Indicates that all problems require computer use. (SK)

Describes a development in computer technology called database management, presented in a model for student development. Although the type and amount of information for the database is flexible, suggests it provides an opportunity to apply existing educational principles on a wider basis to more students. (Author)

Suggests improvement to online catalogs based on a 2 1/2 year study of patron search patterns. Preliminary findings indicate significant differences in search strategies and suggest that these strategies and the reasons patrons choose them should be important factors in the design of future online catalogs. Fourteen references are included.…

Describes a Simple Huckel Molecular Orbital (SHMO) computer program written in BASIC and suitable for use on a variety of common microcomputers. (SK)

Describes the use of computers in special education to provide new learning opportunities and better teaching strategies for handicapped students. Indicates that computers can teach cursive writing, test the effectiveness of a teaching method, and simulate systems such as tune-composing and sentence generating. (DC)

Describes six basic steps in designing the instructional content of computer assisted instructional materials. (DC)

Describes a system that generates alternative student assignment plans for the year-round school, enabling the selection of the best school assignment and tract-balancing plan for a district. (Author/JM)

Presents the aims of the University of Amsterdam's Center for Research into Higher Education and describes two projects: (1) PLATO Pilot Project Amsterdam, a university-wide program in computer-assisted instruction; and (2) "Exercise in Chemical Problem-Solving," computer simulations designed to aid students in developing problem-solving…

Describes the use of microcomputers in data acquisition and simulation of physical phenomena. Discusses digital and analog inputs/outputs, simulations, and interactive programs in mechanics. Includes examples of computer programs. (SK)

Described are the historical uses and research involving the discipline of artifical intelligence. Topics discussed include: symbol manipulation; knowledge engineering; cognitive modeling; and language, vision and robotics. (Author/DS)