High school chemistry Computer Assisted Instruction program is evaluated in terms of student attitudes and total time. CAI took less time than a classroom presentation, but students missed interaction with teacher and classmates. (DS)

Examples of computer simulation programs as instructional devices. (RA)

Administrators are relying increasingly on computer technology. (Editor)

The advantages and disadvantages of using computers in teaching the young are discussed. (CK)

Sample lesson included as an appendix. (DS)

Describes three of many uses to which the desk-top computer has been put in the introductory physics laboratory. The three uses involve an AC circuit laboratory, an equipotential mapping experiment, and an N-slit diffraction experiment. Typical desk-top computer-produced theory plots are shown. (LC)

Satiric essay which alleges that computer assisted instruction is often a process so wrapped up in itself that it loses sight of the needs of the student. (LS)

Describes a two-week program in computer graphics for middle school students interested in the arts. Students used the PAINT program and learned a process called digitizing. Learning to use the computer language and developing aesthetically pleasing graphics are equally important aspects of computer graphics. (CS)

Microcomputers can contribute to a handicapped child's communication, control of the environment, education, and recreation. Descriptions are given of projects to adapt the technology to serve students with difficulties in hearing, speech and language, learning and cognitive skills, and movement and neurological development. (CL)