Rejecting the cybernetic model of the learner, the author offers an open-system model based on von Bertalanffy's equation for growth of the living organism. The model produces four learning curves, not just the logarithmic curve produced by the successive approximations of the cybernetic model. (Editor)

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…

Eight guidelines are presented for more closely integrating television into the total instructional process and for increasing its support and use. Developed through experience with instructional television at the state network level, these guidelines advocate (1) choosing an instructional area with an identified need, (2) choosing an area with a…

Because the Department of Defense spends more than $7 billion annually on training and educational opportunities, new instructional technologies are constantly explored in an attempt to make education and training more cost effective. Technologies which have been tried include: (1) instructional systems based on behavioral objectives; (2)…

A discussion of the advantages in using a computer to coordinate the logistics of a multi-faceted instructional program with large numbers of students. (Author/HB)

Describes a systematic approach for designing, delivering, and evaluating individual remedial instructional services for handicapped students within the public school setting. Supplemental instruction is defined as remedial instructional programing that is provided for a pupil in addition to regular or special classroom instruction. (RAO)

Describes the commitment of the learning assistance support system (LASS) at California State University, Long Beach, to the systematic use of management techniques, such as management by objectives, organizational development and renewal, and networking, in evaluating the management of instructional systems. (CMV)

Examines the application of the first three phases (analysis, design, and development) of an instructional systems development model to curriculum changes in an existing program, radioman occupational speciality. (VT)

Reviews recent work on knowledge acquisition with a focus on knowledge restructuring. Piagetian theories of global restructuring may be replaced by a more domain-specific approach. Several mechanisms for knowledge restructuring are discussed, and these issues are related to a theory-based approach for the study of instruction. (RB)

The responses of 40 experts in shorthand and transcription instruction regarding their opinions of significant educational trends are summarized. (JS)