Different feedback formats were utilized on a series of computer assisted lessons on physical diagnosis for second year medical students. Each lesson in the series is broken down into four or five major sections; in each section, the student is presented with a list of possible actions to be taken. On each item, three forms of feedback, two of…

Generalized conclusions presented in this paper on the use of computer-based education techniques in nations with developing educational systems are based on an 18-month study conducted in Brazil from 1975 to 1977. This study was the first of its kind in Latin America, and the results should be of interest to nationals of developing nations as…

Recent developments in software and hardware capabilities have made possible the combination of the Music Achievement Test (MAT) series and the PLATO music programs as a new delivery system. Initial reactions to the PLATO administration of digital to analog (D to A) testing in music have been positive; the immediate feedback available by computer,…

The overall goals of an advanced education course at William and Mary College using microcomputers to stimulate student creativity are to present the necessary background about creativity as it has been studied by psychologists and educators, to introduce students to instructional strategies which may develop creativity, and, finally, to increase…

TO FACILITATE STUDENT-COMPUTER COMMUNICATION IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, A MODIFICATION OF THE RAND TABLET, WHICH CONVERTS POSITION INFORMATION INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, IS PROPOSED. MANUFACTURE OF THE DEVICE WOULD BE MORE ECONOMICAL, AND THE ELECTRONICS PACKAGE, REDESIGNED WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, WOULD BE SMALLER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MODIFICATION OF…

A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS USES A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ALLOW COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION OF THE VARIABLES. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A TEACHING-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, COMPOSED OF VARIABLES IN A CURRICULUM MODULE, THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNER AND HIS CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLES, AND INTERACTION OF THESE TWO THROUGH A…

THE USES OF MANAGEMENT GAMES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WERE STUDIED, AND THE METHODS USED AND RESULTS OBTAINED WERE PRESENTED. SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN AND RESULTS REPORTED--(1) A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT MANAGEMENT GAMES WERE GENERALLY USED TO SYNTHESIZE THE STUDENT'S PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,…

PARTICIPANTS IN A PROJECT TO TRAIN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THE USE OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION WROTE COURSE SECTIONS AS AN EXERCISE IN THE USE OF THE "COURSEWRITER" LANGUAGE AND THE APPLICATION OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT HAD BEEN STUDIED DURING A PREVIOUS COURSE IN THE SUMMER OF 1965. UPON COMPLETION OF THE…

AUTOMATED LANGUAGE PROCESSING (CONTENT ANALYSIS) IS ENGAGED IN NEW VENTURES IN COMPUTER DIALOG AS A RESULT OF NEW TECHNIQUES IN CATEGORIZING RESPONSES. A COMPUTER "NEED-ACHIEVEMENT" SCORING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. A SET OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, LABELED "THE GENERAL INQUIRER," WILL SCORE COMPUTER INPUTS WITH RESPONSES FED FROM…

INDIVIDUALIZED PRESCRIBED INSTRUCTION (IPI), DESIGNED FOR GRADES 1-6, IS A SEQUENTIAL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IN WHICH EACH OBJECTIVE IS A DESCRIPTION OF SOMETHING A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO. EACH OBJECTIVE IS A PREREQUISITE TO THE LEARNING OF A LATER OBJECTIVE. STUDENTS ARE TESTED FOR MASTERY OF OBJECTIVES AND THEN PLACED SO THAT THEY ARE…

A system of computer assisted design for instructional materials (CADI) would increase the productivity of instructional designers of software, and keep costs from escalating as rapidly as they are at present. At Wayne State University, some steps toward CADI have been taken, with the result that personnel time has been reduced for some…

MOST OF THE ADVANTAGES GAINED FROM USE OF A COMPUTER ARISE FROM CHANGES IN THE BASIC DESIGN OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM, NOT FROM THE MACHINERY ITSELF. THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO LEARNING, WHICH IS A CONCOMITANT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, IS CHARACTERIZED BY BEHAVIORALLY DEFINED OBJECTIVES, DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEARNER'S STATUS BY MEANS OF…