A new system of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), developed at Whitworth College, is proposed called PIRATS. It is said to have the following advantages: (1) it uses an author language; (2) it provides facility for branching and responses to unpredicted answers; (3) lesson text is prepared off-line; (4) pictures can be used to accompany the…

This report gives a picture of the Nashville University Center (NUC) during the academic year 1973-74. The purpose of the NUC is "to encourage through cooperation operating economies and academic and community programs that cannot be undertaken by individual institutions." To succeed in creating individual programs of cooperation, the…

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Literature Searches are selected computer-generated bibliographies produced by the Library's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS). Selection is made on the basis of a significant current interest of the subject matter to a substantial audience of health professionals. Each Literature Search…

In 1968 the New York City Board of Education initiated a large scale test of a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program for drill and practice in elementary arithmetic. The program was a modified version of one developed by Dr. Patrick Suppes of Stanford University. An RCA Spectra 70/45 computer and 192 terminals located in elementary schools…

The computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs and projects described in this index are listed by subject matter. The index gives the program name, author, source, description, prerequisites, level of instruction, type of student, average completion time, logic and program, purpose for which program was designed, supplementary…

In order to show that a new type of programing for computer assisted instruction (CAI) is feasible, the SCHOLAR system was written. It is information structure oriented, based on the utilization of a symbolic information network of facts, concepts, and procedures. It can generate out of its information network the material to be presented to the…

This technical memo is designed for persons who are interested in research with and development of curriculum material. Detailed information regarding computer programs, and program documentation used in the development and evaluation of ISCS curriculum materials is provided. The memo includes supplemental information to ISCS Technical Report I…

An audiovisual terminal device for computer-aided instruction is described in this report. The device consists of a slide projector and a tape recorder connected to the teletype output terminal of a computer in such a way that the computer can dynamically select any of the content of either device for presentation. The report contains a discussion…

This is the final report of project CALCOP, a joint project of the Coast Community College District, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Police Academy to develop, implement, and evaluate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the rules of evidence and seach-and-seizure procedures of police training. The CALCOP learning system…

This paper describes three models of learning theories, derives optimal presentation strategies for the models, and compares the effectiveness of the strategies in two computer assisted instruction experiments. The three models described are: 1) the linear, or response-insensitive model, in which the error probability for a given item depends on…

This report describes SCRIPTER, a simple interpreter program prepared for the PDP-9 computer (a single-terminal computer-assisted instruction [CAI] system with a small graphic display, a storage scope display and a hybrid magnetic type unit), intended to be superior to earlier CAI systems by providing an efficient and economical means for the…

An invitational meeting was held to consider computer-assisted instruction. Topics discussed included the BBM (Bolt, Beranek, Newman, Inc.) Mathematics program and programing languages, such as, Coursewriter, AUTHOR (Automatically Translating Heuristically Organized Routines), and PLATO/CATO (Programed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations/PLATO…

This report is a revised edition of "CERL Report X-2" (May, 1968) of the Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory. It includes a brief history of the development of the computer-controlled teaching system, PLATO, a subject area listing of those written from 1968-1970, a chronological listing of the publications of the PLATO system…

A program to develop the use of time-sharing remote computer terminals in academic and laboratory courses was instituted in the engineering department at the United States Naval Academy. The first step in the program was the orientation and familiarization of faculty members with time-sharing concepts and the BASIC computer language. Computer…

Since it is impractical to have students test patients for hearing loss, training in basic pure tone audiometry is usually inadequate. To remedy this, a simulated audiometer was developed that interfaced with an IBM 1500 instructional system for computer-assisted instruction, and a course of instruction was written in Coursewriter II. The…