Argues that with project prices of courseware surpassing those of hardware, the National Science Foundation (NSF) must promote transportability if computer-based instruction is to gain widespread implementation.

The computer assisted instruction (CAI) center at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is described in terms of scheduling; monitoring of student progress in mathematics, language, and reading; comparing student achievement; and funding. (CL)

Findings of an evaluation of the use of PLATO IV in support of a computer-based medical sciences curriculum indicate that PLATO IV can be used effectively in the creation and implementation of lessons and that it is an excellent host for lessons developed on another system. (RAO)

Describes instructional strategies available for videodisc courseware in terms of the amount of processing intelligence available and locus of sequencing control. The consumer videodisc is compared and contrasted to intelligent videodisc systems. (JEG)

Provides necessary characteristics to consider when selecting a CAI system plus a list of costs and capabilities available with the better known CAI systems. Characteristics of major CAI systems are presented in three categories--large/maxi, mini, and micro systems--in chart form. (JEG)

Computer-managed instruction can be used to evaluate the cognitive progress of individual students without negatively influencing their achievement. (JD)

Describes a computer program for designing tests and grading students in a college chemistry course. (RAO)

Provides a summary of current status of computer-assisted instruction in chemistry instruction. (BB)

Conventional paper-and-pencil testing was compared to computer-assisted testing on a pharmacy school pathology test. Individual items were speeded in the computer-assisted mode. In addition to responses, the number and pattern of changes in responses were analyzed. True-false, multiple-choice and matching items were used. (JKS)

This paper begins with a look at the present state of computer applications to music education. Instructional systems for instrumental music, music fundamentals, ear-training, set theory, composition, analysis, information retrieval, automated music printing and computer-managed instruction are discussed. The functions of the NCCBMI are described.…

A description of Project COMENCE, a program of the Hampton, (Virginia) City Schools funded by a grant under ESEA Title IV-C. Time-shared terminals in 14 schools provide access to instructional programs in many academic areas as well as career guidance. (BD)

Discusses arguments for and against learner control of hypertext environments in an instructional context and reviews the research evidence on learner control. Finds that while hypertext gives learners the means to access information flexibly and individually, designers should exercise caution in allowing the learner too much control. (Author/DGM)

Describes a study that designed and tested a system for determining when an instructor should make an intervention during computer-assisted instruction (CAI). A Markov matrix was established to define the transitional probabilities for progressing through a set of industrial training sessions using CAI. (Author/LRW)

Formulates rules for adapting the appropriate amount of instruction to learning needs in computerized adaptive instructional systems. The framework is derived from Bayesian decision theory and the procedures are demonstrated for the problem of determining the optimal number of interrogatory examples for concept learning in the Minnesota Adaptive…

Ideas that resulted from reading Jean LeLoup and Robert Ponterio's tele-collaborative projects, Monsters.com, are discussed. (Author/VWL)