In spite of the limitations of minicomputers, Western Washington State College (WWSC) has developed a useful interactive computing system based on a Model 7/32 Interdata minicomputer and the computer program, PILOT. The major disadvantages of minicomputers are the difficulty of securing maintenance and the reliance often on the single language,…

Some examples of the usage of computers in teaching and learning are examination generation, automatic exam grading, student tracking, problem generation, computational examination generators, program packages, simulation, and programing skills for problem solving. These applications are non-trivial and do fulfill the basic assumptions necessary…

Distributions and linear regressions are discussed. The section dealing with the former topic emphasizes the usefulness of computer programs in statistics, demonstrating their ability to handle tedious and time-consuming tasks. The normal curve is stressed since the assumption of a normal distribution is common. An example of 200 data points is…

The coding language INSTRUCT is a high-level programing language designed for programing computer-assisted instruction lessons. As it is presently implemented on the PDP-10 computer, a "lesson processor" transforms the INSTRUCT lessons into a numeric code that can be understood by a teaching program called INST. INST controls the…

Three examples of how the computer terminal can be used to provide the kind of "pictorial" information that makes graphs such a valuable aid in the teaching of quantitatively oriented subjects are presented. In the first example the graph is part of the "frame" of information presented to a student in a tutorial which reviews…

The application of theoretical models of instructional strategies to the design and the implementation of a computer-controlled instructional system and to the development of a practical course of instruction in computer programing is briefly described. (Author)

A computer program is described here which will do an in-depth grading analysis of a student's attempt to produce a required German sentence. The grading program is given a description of the expected response and the sentence actually constructed by the student, the two are compared, and a complete diagnostic report of the correctness of the…

A study was made of the effects of presenting instructional objectives to students in a graduate computer-managed course. It was expected that the availability of behaviorally stated objectives would reduce test item response latency, increase study time, and reduce state anxiety. Since all subjects were required to reach criterion on each unit of…

THE ROLE OF THE COMPUTER IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS INSTRUCTION IS PRESENTED. MAJOR TOPICS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE CURRICULAR ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS, PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES, AND SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION RELATED TO LINGUISTICS MODE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, REMOTE CONSOLE EQUIPMENT, LINGUISTICS MODE PHYSICS PROGRAMS, COMPUTATIONAL MODE PHYSICS…

A computer-assisted instruction system called SMITH (Self-directed Mixed Initiative Tutorial Helper) has been developed. SMITH relieves the course author of the burden of computer programming, thus greatly reducing course preparation time. (Author)

This paper is designed to cause the reader to perform deep cognitive processing in the domain of computer based education (CBE) by presenting a conceptual structure of the CBE domain, by providing references to research, and by discussing decisions to be made during the development of CBE materials. (Author/STS)

Historic perspective of computer manufacturers and their contribution to CAI. Corporate CAI products and services are mentioned, as is a forecast for educational involvement by computer corporations. A chart of major computer corporations shows gross sales, net earnings, products and services offered, and other corporate information. (RAO)

An essay on the weaknesses of present educational procedures, a proposal for developing computer assisted instruction, and some suggestions to get educational reforms underway. (DAG)

QUEST is a frame-oriented teaching program driver which permits efficient authoring and editing of computer-based tutorials, teaching and testing students by means of these tutorials, and processing and display of responses entered by students. (Author)

An assessment of the apparent realities surrounding faculty hesitation to become involved in computer-based education. (Author)