This document presents a model for a Human Relations School, an educational system in which attention is formally focused on the human relations aspects of the school, those aspects traditionally subordinated to cognitive objectives. Ten basic assumptions are listed which led to the identification of a set of goal areas. Five to 10…

Students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education prepared papers exploring the scope of computer use in education. While computers are not yet capable of wholly replacing teachers, they are capable of a higher level of complex behavior than is generally realized. Computers may be misused to perpetuate certain dubious teaching practices;…

This article traces the historical development of Ivory Coast's educational television system. Included are: (1) background information and initial planning, (2) structural organization including evaluation and maintenance, (3) provisions for inservice teacher training and adult education, (4) written materials production, and (5) program…

While it is theoretically possible to exploit individualized instruction in the language laboratory, in practice this rarely happens. This article suggests transforming the language laboratory into a tape library, in order to achieve self-paced, individualized use of the lab. This solution is preferable to the traditional laboratory use from the…

This document describes the contents of a kit considered to have been designed to extent the learning of pupils who are exposed to films, film strips, and other programs that introduce Puerto Ricans and people of other Caribbean regions. The kits are held to be usable in conjunction with the film strips, as library or showcase presentations, or as…

Despite the support for the proposition that learning is enhanced by the reinforcement of correct responses, there remain learners who continue to fail when contingent reinforcement is administered, even though they may have the ability and be motivated to succeed. This condition, known as learned helplessness, presents a problem for instructional…

This paper examines several theoretical and empirical issues, together with new directions in thinking, which have emerged as the result of significant research done on the PLATO IV computer and with the advancement of the language pedogogical theory. CAI previously encountered three basic problems: (1) the cost of hardware, (2) the lack of…

At the Second World Conference on Computers in Education nearly 150 papers were presented. The author gives an overview of the conference, and selects a few of the papers for further discussion. Vendor-supplied computer education, "information science" as a high school elective, and computer-assisted instruction in a broader spectrum of course…

Using the Delphi technique, impressions were gathered for a sample of 96 educators on their expectations of what media-related competencies would be required of teachers in coming decades. The educators were a nonstratified random sample chosen to represent grassroots and expert respondents, all levels of education, and a number of areas of…

MONIFORMS are partially completed coding formats in the TUTOR language used to create frequently used question types such as multiple choice, matching, and constructed response questions. The author adds information related to specific questions and responses, using one of several options available for tailoring a question to meet specific…

The project sought to adapt a maternity nursing course and a series of pharmacology lessons for use on a computer-based teaching system (PLATO, Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operation) and to study the relationships of process variables to student achievement in a self-directed learning situation. A combination of tutorial-inquiry…

The activites of the Consulting Group on Instructional Design and some faculty members for whom it has made a difference are discussed. Through faculty seminars, consultation, and cooperative efforts with faculty to develop instructional programs utilizing new strategies and technologies, the Consulting Group tries to improve the effectiveness of…

Research on this National Science Foundation grant to study the application of modern communications technology to educational networking was divided into three parts: assessment of the role of technology in non-traditional post-secondary education; assessment of communications technologies and educational services of current or potential future…

This paper examines the practices and accomplishments of the military in the area of instructional technology. An examination of historical background is used to increase the precision of the definition of instructional technology. Specific contributions of the military are described and then uses of instructional technology in the military and…

The University of Mid-America (UMA) is a central agency which offers course development services to member institutions and conducts planning, research, and evaluation in the areas of adult education and learning delivery systems. Originally conceived as an outreach program of the State University of Nebraska, UMA has expanded to serve the needs…