A pressing and recurrent problem in developing curriculum material on all nine campuses of the University of California is the unnecessary duplication of work done by others. In response to this difficulty, a computer based facility has been established to help faculty, students, and administrators to learn about developments on their campus or on…

Part one of this survey of special projects in computer applications to education is a resource guide to computers and education in Germany. A directory-type outline is provided for 13 projects in the areas of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and clinical training, adaptive tests, instructional analysis and synthesis of CAI programs and courses…

A "whole school" approach to computer use is explained and a high school teacher gives examples of computer utilization in his school to suggest the variety of potential applications. The examples are business education, student scheduling, social studies, chemistry, and remedial mathematics. The method of application in each case is…

A description of existing U.S. library networks, the resources available from them, and some technical and policy issues. (LS)

This technical report describes a proposed subject retrieval function for the OCLC Online Union Catalog and examines the inadequacies of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) for the provision of subject access. The function described uses a non-Boolean search approach over data elements present in the MARC record format. Centered around the…

This report describes SpaceGraph, a new computer-driven display technology capable of showing space-filling images, i.e., true three dimensional displays, and discusses the advantages of this technology over flat displays for use with the instructor/operator station (IOS) of a flight simulator. Ideas resulting from 17 brainstorming sessions with…

This report summarizes the findings of the Computer-Aided Transcription (CAT) Project, which conducted a 14-month study of the technology and use of computer systems for translating into English the shorthand notes taken by court reporters on stenotype machines. Included are the state of the art of CAT at the end of 1980 and anticipated future…

This document reports the findings of a survey-based descriptive assessment study undertaken in 1977 to obtain systematic feedback on the magnitude, nature, and effectiveness of instructional computing as it is being employed on the University of Iowa campus. Included in the report are a description of the survey procedures employed, an overview…

This document is a narrative description of an interactive, online registration system, which was designed and written for the San Jose Community College District. The document includes the machine configuration, the history and development of the system, how the operators and students interact with the system, and examples of various hard copy…

THE VALIDITY OF A COMPUTER BASED COUNSELING SYSTEM WAS TESTED BY COMPARISON OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH THAT OF TWO COUNSELORS IN--(1) PRE- AND POST-INTERVIEW PUPIL APPRAISAL, (2) STUDENT EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS, AND (3) THE COMPLETENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANS. INTERVIEWED BY A MODEL COUNSELOR AND THE COUNSELING SYSTEM WERE 20 NINTH-GRADERS. AN EQUAL…

THE USE OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM BY ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO SIMULATE A JOB SHOP THAT MANUFACTURES ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAS INDICATED THAT SIMULATION METHODS OFFER REALISTIC ASSISTANCE IN TEACHING. EACH STUDENT IN THE STUDY SUBMITTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR A CIRCUIT DESIGN AND, FROM THE COMPUTER, RECEIVED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS OF THE CIRCUIT WHICH…