This paper reviews the historical development of programed instruction from the works of S.L. Pressey and B.F. Skinner to the concept of program-assisted instruction. A categorical listing of both the limitations and the capabilities of programed instruction is included. (RL)

This interim report discusses the adjustments auditing firms are making as a result of the advent of the computer. Data were obtained from (1) a review of the literature, (2) attendance at professional association meetings, and (3) a series of interviews with accountants. The findings to date indicate that the normative patterns governing the…

This paper reviews a financial management system developed to process accounts payable, general ledger, and budgeting for a large private school system. Tuition billing procedures as well as fund raising applications are also discussed and outlined. Strategies of reporting and systems are developed on the basis of fund accounting procedures. All…

Volume III of the evaluation report contains back-up material to assess State administration of programs and projects covering Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs for migrant children in the 10 sample States. This volume gives: role definitions for Federal, State, and local level units according to a complex set of…

The Fifth Annual Eastern Stream Conference on Migrant Education met in Atlanta, Georgia, March 5-8, 1974. Conference objectives were to provide information on: teaching techniques; the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS); program designs, plans, and communication techniques; the form, scope, nature and purpose of migrant programs;…

It is the aim of this book to transmit to its readers something of the general spirit of the proceedings of the Second International Congress on Mathematical Education. Nine invited papers were presented by distinguished educators and psychologists from many different countries. Thirty-eight working committees prepared papers and reports on a wide…

A tailored testing model employing the beta distribution, whose mean equals the difficulty of an item and whose variance is approximately equal to the sampling variance of the item difficulty, and employing conditional item difficulties, is proposed. The model provides a procedure by which a minimum number of items of a test, consisting of a set…

Findings of a survey of 29 selected information centers that use computers to search the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base in batch mode are reported. The survey was conducted from December 1972 to May 1973. The report includes some general observations based on the information gathered, a brief description of two…

The problem of structuring sequences of instructional stimuli such that learning is optimized is modelled as a sequential decision problem with an imbedded mathematical model of learning providing a criterion function. Three types of optimization methods for such a representation are investigated for the specific case of paired-associate learning…

This study investigated innovative trends in scheduling classes in relation to the traditional method of scheduling. The nongraded organization was examined in relation to the schools-within-a-school type of organization. Another aim of the study was to offer recommendations about scheduling and organization to administrators on the basis of the…

The authors provide a brief description of Teacher Cost Models--a computerized mathematical model that allows educational officials, using a specified set of input information, to forecast the provincial (or regional) teacher wage-bill at the operating level (1-year) and multi-year planning level (five years). The model has been successfully…

Individuals involved in all aspects of radio and television in the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) met to exchange ideas. Their focus was upon how the modern management methods which their large scale industrial communications enterprises required might be adapted to the specific needs of their cultural mission. The…

The Computerized Academic Counseling System (CACS) designed by the System Development Corporation is reviewed. Aspects of the system, constructed to assist counselors in guiding undergraduates in the selection of academic majors, which are discussed include: problem definition, system analysis, design rationale, methodology, measurement…

The Swedish National Board of Education sent a study group to the United States to collect information concerning trends on the educational uses of computers and, drawing upon what was learned on the trip to America, to determine the future role of computers in Swedish education. Visits were made to approximately 20 American institutions such as…

A description is provided of the implementation and operation of a Regional Data Processing Center. The Center services the county government, the community college, and the school districts of Burlington County, New Jersey. Topics which are discussed include: 1) the planning study which indicated the feasibility of a regional center; 2) the…