The Basic Instructional Program (BIP) was developed to investigate tutorial modes of interaction in computer-assisted instruction. This paper describes how the problem of presentation sequence is individualized based on a representation of the structure of the curriculum and a model of the student's state of knowledge. (Author)

Rocket, a computer simulation program of a model rocket's flight performance written in BASIC to run on a Wang 220-B is detailed. The critical portion of the program is presented. (BT)

A computer assisted instruction unit on population dynamics was designed to transmit information in a flexible, interactive, and graphic format using the University of Illinois' PLATO IV system. (LS)

Considers the structural components essential to programs of Indivisualized Instruction, leading to a model of a generalized computer managed instruction system. (JY)

The Worthington City School District, Worthington, Ohio, purchased, through Mind Surf software, a mathematics software program for two of their four middle schools. Each student was given a keyboard at the beginning of class. If the entered answer is correct, the student sees a green light on the keyboard. An incorrect answer lights a red light,…

This study explored the relationship between literacy learning and technology. A teacher-researcher and a university researcher collaborated on a yearlong study of three intact eighth-grade classes at a middle school in Southern California. Examined were the effect of electronic discussion groups on students' motivation to read and literacy…

Recently, the "Chronicle of Higher Education" shared the results of a survey on distance learning that showed that attitudes toward distance learning were more favorable among those faculty members who had taught distance learning courses. Among the 72% of faculty members who had tried distance classes there was a general apprehension about…

Schools and districts across the country have long been focused on ensuring that students succeed in life and participate effectively in society. With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, efforts to realize this goal for all students have intensified. Though many children are successfully meeting state and local academic standards, others…

This study focused on administrator perceptions of technology issues in higher education and the effects of technology on their work. This analysis is based on a study that used an instrument developed for the study with 34 questions with open-ended response items. The survey was sent to a stratified random sample of community college…

This study investigated the use of Pathfinder Associative Networks in assessing knowledge structures for people who learn information via computer-based tutorials. Graphical representations for a set of concepts were produced for participants who had completed a computer-based tutorial related to the concepts (novices) and for those who had no…

While many elements like character decoding, word recognition, comprehension, and others remain the same as in learning from traditional text, when learning from hypertext, a number of features that are unique to reading hypertext produce added complexity. It is these features that drive research on hypertext in education. There is a greater…

This paper focuses on aspects of e-government with emphasis on how local authorities are coping with the transition into the Information Society. E-government is reviewed in the flight of such topics as a social inclusion, security and e-democracy. The challenge has been set in the United Kingdom for local authorities to deliver 100% of services…

This document is a compilation of Kentucky Virtual High School's (KVHS) 2004/2005 prerequisite and course materials listed by content area and subject and provides access information for KVHS's online professional development programs. After the Material and Textbook Procurement Policy, entries for the following KVHS course subject areas are…

The use of animation and audio as a virtual panacea for everything from advertising to educational videos and instruction has created the presumption that any materials that use them 'must be better!' Now doubt that the addition of animation can improve message delivery on a number of scales, but the use of animation regardless of message and with…

The deployment of immersive, non-restrictive environments for instruction and learning presents a new set of challenges for instructional designers and educators. Adopting the conceptual frameworks of Sherin's (2002) learning while teaching and Vygotsky's (1978) cultural development via the mediation of tools, this paper explores one professor's…