Describes an experimental program, launched by educators in Chester County, southeastern Pennsylvania, that was designed to give high school students a chance to explore careers. (Author)

Presents a systematic method of converting raw exam scores of performance into letter grades. The method combines the best techniques of normative, statistical, and criterion-referenced systems and, if used by the entire faculty, guarantees consistent and uniform marking procedures. (Author/DN)

This document reports on a study of several characteristics of the Computer Based Education (CBE) lessons written at military training sites whose CBE projects were sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The purposes of the study were (1) to demonstrate the potential of computer-based scanning of CBE programs as a means…

The article demonstrates how the effective use of examples in computer instruction can facilitate student learning of the BASIC language and thereby enhance the educational process. (Author)

The reserve book activities of a typical college library were analyzed by means of a computer simulation. (Author)

A pilot project tested the feasibility of developing computer simulation models as aids to the operation and design of library systems. (Author/PF)

Describes a model concerned with generating instructional material in support of undergraduate uses of computers and with exploring the various incentives available for authors and publishers to become involved in this activity. (Author)

A questionnaire was distributed to 31 public school districts in the counties of Albany, Schenectady, and Saratoga in New York State to determine the extent of microcomputer utilization, as well as attitudes surrounding their use. The survey yielded a 29 percent return. The responding schools indicated that the predominant use is in math for…

The implementation of an administrative on-line data-base system for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is explained in this report. The report begins by describing the SDCCD environment, a multi-campus district under the direction of a chancellor and a cabinet. District headcount in Fall, 1981 consisted of over 100,000 students and…

The development of a computer-based, university-wide testing system at Brigham Young University is discussed, as is its application to two large-enrollment math classes. The hardware configuration, software applications, general philosophy, budget, and personnel requirements of the system are also explained. Development of the system over time is…

A project studied the problem of control of skilled motor movements by concentrating on typing. The fundamental phenomena of typing, which fall into three categories, were reviewed: timing of key strokes, pattern of errors, and general organization of typing. A model for the simulation of these phenomena was developed, based on an…

This booklet is comprised primarily of the summaries of computerized readability assessments of sample passages from each story or chapter in a reading textbook series for grades one through eight. Introductory chapters offer discussions of the computerized readability assessment program used, the various uses of readability information about a…

This report addresses the problems of using natural language (English) as the communication language for advanced computer-based instructional systems. The instructional environment places requirements on a natural language understanding system that exceed the capabilities of all existing systems, including: (1) efficiency, (2) habitability, (3)…