The goal of Project IMPACT is to provide the U.S. Army with an effective, efficient, and economical computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system in a total system framework. This paper reviews the a) reasons for establishment of Project IMPACT, b) nature of the project and its relevance to needs of the Army, c) reasons why the Army needs to develop…

A computer-assisted instructional system to teach college students the computer language, AID (Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue), two control programs, and data collected by the two control programs are described. It was found that although first response errors were often those of AID syntax, such errors were easily corrected. Secondly, while…

A set of individualized instructional materials dealing with subject matter of varying familiarity to college students was developed and widely used by a number of investigators. In their full version, these materials contained content with which subjects had a fair amount of prior familiarity, and materials with which college-age students had…

A catalog of student-computer dialogues for physics teaching at the University of California at Irvine lists twenty different programs. Signing on and off are explained, then sixteen nongraphic and four graphic dialogues are listed with author, student level and information content described. (RB)

Effects of trait and state anxiety levels (low, medium, and high) and response modes (reading, covert, modified multiple choice, constructed response) on posttest achievement for familiar and technical materials dealing with heart disease were investigated. Learning materials were presented to 148 subjects via computer-assisted instruction. High…

This study tested the hypotheses that, following training in concept learning strategies, subjects would tend to follow the strategy taught and would perform better than untrained subjects. A sample of 60 graduate students was randomly assigned to three groups. The experimental task, administered via a computer teletype terminal, required subjects…

In an effort to prepare teachers for the coming changes in education caused by the rapidly developing communication satellite technology, this monograph offers a non-technical background to this new development. It begins by explaining the importance of such satellites and offers a layman's guide to the technology of satellite systems. It reviews…

A study sought to identify the engaging characteristics of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and to determine why engagement in CAI programs remains high, whether engagement can be increased experimentally by changing the level of difficulty of the lessons, whether engagement is highest when lessons match the student's level of competence, and…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) laboratory provides deaf students at Kendall School in Washington, D.C. with drill and practice exercises in mathematics. The Stanford-developed curriculum offers two basic math options--fixed and mixed strand. During the first full year of operation, CAI math was offered to 111 students, ages 8-15. Stanford…

Described is a computer program written in FORTRAN IV which offers considerable flexibility in generating simulated data pertinent to education and educational psychology. The user is allowed to specify the number of samples, data sets, and variables, together with the population means, standard deviations and intercorrelations. In addition the…

A computer-assisted instructional package designed to teach both specific series-solving skills and general problem-solving skills was run in a school environment for one year. Students had access to the program during their free time. This paper analyzes the progress made by one student in both series solving and general problem solving during…

The concept of Delphi technique was presented in a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) module designed for educational administration classes or inservice training of administrators. Instructional Dialogue Facility (IDF) Author Language on a 2000F Hewlett-Packard time-sharing system was used to write the sequence. Instructional objectives,…

A program was developed that allows a junior high mathematics department to analyze the pre- and post-assessment data in terms of each of the over 600 students. (Author/IRT)

A description of Project Skill, a computer assisted instruction unit development course at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). The course is given for faculty as part of the in-house professional development program in the Institute. (Author/HB)

This computer program provides practice in speed reading by displaying a word or phrase on the screen for a fraction of a second, then asking what it was.