A general purpose maintenance trainer, which has the potential to simulate a wide variety of electronic equipments without hardware changes or new computer programs, has been developed and field tested by the Navy. Based on a previous laboratory model, the Generalized Maintenance Trainer Simulator (GMTS) is a relatively low cost trainer that…

This guide for evaluating microcomputer instructional software includes a hardware/software interface analysis sheet which can be used to determine if the software being evaluated is compatible with the hardware on which it will be used. Also provided is an instructional software evaluation form for use in making judgments about (1) specific…

This study investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of drills as used in computer assisted instruction (CAI) lessons in phonetic transcription. Subjects (N=44) were students in a course in general phonetics at the University of Illinois. Measurements of student learning, student attitude, and time required for completion…

This study was conducted to determine the impact of a change from primarily scheduled class usage of computer-based instruction (CBI) to primarily free period usage at the City Colleges of Chicago. This change resulted from an interpretation of funding guidelines that CBI was to be offered as a supportive service on a supplementary basis. Several…

The bewildering number of available terminals which are offered to CAI users presents a rather formidable problem of which one to choose. This article surveys what appear to be evolving standards for terminals. The usefulness of these terminals for CAI purposes is discussed, together with the best known prototype exhibiting the particular feature.…

This paper focuses on two major issues in the third stage of the implementation and dissemination process for computer based instruction (CBI)--copyright and documentation. The purpose, special problems, and different approaches or methods of copywriting and documenting CBI materials are discussed. Tables outline the types of information required…

Computers are intrinsically fascinating to students once they learn what materials are available and become familiar with working on the terminals. The Plato Health Science Network contains an extensive catalog of lessons of interest to medical students and is available to anyone on request; this has resulted in several hundred hours per week of…

Time, space, money, and educational opportunities were the four major factors considered in upgrading the individual teaching labs at the University of Florida. The program incorporates the use of single processor microcomputers to teach a variety of courses. Software developed for a course on cognition and perception will set up a ready to run…

Students in four freshman composition classes participated in a study to discover if computer assisted instruction (CAI) could be designed, developed, and programed that would effectively stimulate students' inventive processes. A computer was programed with questions drawn from Aristotles' enthymeme topics. Students in the experimental sections…

This paper provides an evaluative framework to clarify the similarities and differences in five purposes for which a computer may be used to aid instruction. Each purpose implies its own method of evaluation and each has a different set of effectiveness measures that highlight its unique value. The first four involve adding new skills or knowledge…

This paper presents the notion of a "question episode," the smallest complete unit of computer- student interaction in computer assisted instruction, and describes such important elements as question types, student input, interpretation of student inputs, computer replies, and duration limits. Included are some guidelines to help determine the…

PROJECT GOALS WERE TO TRAIN BIOLOGY TEACHERS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING WRITING OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING (CAL) BIOLOGY SEQUENCES, TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPE CAL SEQUENCES FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION, AND TO CONDUCT A DEVELOPMENT FIELD TEST OF THESE MATERIALS. A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING 7 BIOLOGY TEACHERS PROVIDED THE…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROJECTS IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION CONDUCTED AT THE STANFORD LABORATORY FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING AND TEACHING AND AT THE STANFORD-BRENTWOOD COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) LABORATORY. THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE REPORTED FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1967, ARE (1) READING AND MATHEMATICS AT…

THE LINC COMPUTER PROVIDES A PARTICULAR SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL EXPERIMENTS BY EXECUTING A SEQUENCE OF COMPUTER OPERATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INTERFACE. THE INTERFACE IS THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTAL CHAMBER AND THE COMPUTER. THE PROGRAM AND INTERFACE OF AN EXPERIMENT INVOLVING A PIGEON…

THIRTEEN TEACHERS USED COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION TO WRITE AND STORE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS OF COURSE WORK IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ALTHOUGH TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND TIME DELAYS WERE ENCOUNTERED, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT MOST OF THE TEACHERS BENEFITTED FROM THIS INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION. (LH)