Presents specific guidelines for designing instructional programs that will be delivered on microcomputers so that these programs will use the capacity of the microcomputer system in a way that will develop in learners a range of cognitive skills and help learners to evolve useful learning strategies. (Author)

Describes the TICCIT system and its underlying learner control design, and discusses current research findings and projected research in studies investigating the extent to which students can be assisted in developing internal adaptive models to control their conscious cognitive processing when interacting with a variety of instructional systems.…

Briefly summarizes the applications and implications of computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and computer-based resource units. Other computer applications and research are discussed. (JD)

Examines the application of microcomputer statistics in social studies, and computer access and simulations in middle school environments. An interdisciplinary framework of curricula among social studies, science, and mathematics teachers with equal access to microcomputers and software programs is encouraged. (MER)

Reviews various forms of computer assistance in college level sociology courses, based on a 1979 survey of sociology instructors (all chairpersons of departments offering degrees in sociology). Findings indicated that the diversity and overall volume of instructional computing continue to rise within the discipline of sociology. (Author/DB)

Tips on selecting and using microcomputers in the English classroom. (RL)

A language skills teacher of deaf college students offers computer based instruction as a partial solution to older deaf students' English difficulties. The approach used at Harper College (IL) is detailed and examples of lessons are given. (CL)

A regional center has been established which focuses on training teachers to develop computerized lessons. The lessons are categorized and stored in a lesson library to which all teachers have access. (CL)

Describes the use of a microcomputer system (ECHO) which permits greater access to student thought processes. Initial piloting indicates that self-reports can be unobtrusively solicited from students during ongoing instruction. Research background, data collection approaches, and a description of the ECHO system are given. (MER)

Proposes a programing design curriculum based on three conceptual areas: process, symbolic representation, and methods of interpretation; and describes computer games and simulations in which design skills of simple and conditional sequencing, rule or constraint specification, hypothesis testing, and modeling are employed. (Author/CMV)

Describes a diagnostic test implemented for French instruction on the PLATO system which provides a complete profile of a student's language skills and indicates the student's proficiency in reading, writing, and listening skills. (Author/CMV)

Reviews the use of computers in Great Britain's educational system, and discusses the development of computer science education, computer assisted instruction, standardization of software and hardware, computer awareness, computers in school administration and teacher training, and future trends for educational computing. (RAO)

Investigates the influence of display rate and viewing field on student-machine interaction in CAI. It was shown that these variables exert an influence upon the student's interaction with a tutorial CAI program and that planners should be aware of this interaction. (RAO)

Surveys and analyzes current tendencies of education in computer techniques. A theoretical introduction of the rate of development of computer techniques in education is followed by a description of present practical trends. (Author/CMV)

An interactive computer simulation implemented on the University of Illinois PLATO IV computer system models children with reading skill weaknesses and permits teacher trainees to identify these weaknesses by evaluating informal reading inventory (IRI) results. (RAO)