Two issues of the Soloworks newsletter contain information about the Soloworks project, computer equipment, and the educational philosophy that underlies the student-controlled computer based approach to secondary school mathematics instruction. (JY)

Initiated in 1959, Project PLATO has attempted to identify and promote technical innovations that improve computer based education and make it economically viable. Three successive systems (PLATO I, II, and III) displayed the potential of the computer to deliver high quality instruction, including programs emphasizing student autonomy and…

This report describes an investigation of a technique for producing paper copies of instructional computer terminal displays. Such a device appears to be a useful adjunct for the development of computer-assisted instructional programs by authors. A digital device was simulated with a minicomputer; the techniques used to construct this device are…

The history of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) courseware is described with specific reference to the PLATO system. Among the goals of courseware authors are finding better ways to develop the cognitive skills of students, to shift some of the burden of routine classroom instruction away from the teacher so that more class time can be spent in…

A new system of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), developed at Whitworth College, is proposed called PIRATS. It is said to have the following advantages: (1) it uses an author language; (2) it provides facility for branching and responses to unpredicted answers; (3) lesson text is prepared off-line; (4) pictures can be used to accompany the…

This report gives a picture of the Nashville University Center (NUC) during the academic year 1973-74. The purpose of the NUC is "to encourage through cooperation operating economies and academic and community programs that cannot be undertaken by individual institutions." To succeed in creating individual programs of cooperation, the…

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Literature Searches are selected computer-generated bibliographies produced by the Library's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS). Selection is made on the basis of a significant current interest of the subject matter to a substantial audience of health professionals. Each Literature Search…

In 1968 the New York City Board of Education initiated a large scale test of a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program for drill and practice in elementary arithmetic. The program was a modified version of one developed by Dr. Patrick Suppes of Stanford University. An RCA Spectra 70/45 computer and 192 terminals located in elementary schools…

The computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs and projects described in this index are listed by subject matter. The index gives the program name, author, source, description, prerequisites, level of instruction, type of student, average completion time, logic and program, purpose for which program was designed, supplementary…

In order to show that a new type of programing for computer assisted instruction (CAI) is feasible, the SCHOLAR system was written. It is information structure oriented, based on the utilization of a symbolic information network of facts, concepts, and procedures. It can generate out of its information network the material to be presented to the…

This technical memo is designed for persons who are interested in research with and development of curriculum material. Detailed information regarding computer programs, and program documentation used in the development and evaluation of ISCS curriculum materials is provided. The memo includes supplemental information to ISCS Technical Report I…

An audiovisual terminal device for computer-aided instruction is described in this report. The device consists of a slide projector and a tape recorder connected to the teletype output terminal of a computer in such a way that the computer can dynamically select any of the content of either device for presentation. The report contains a discussion…

This is the final report of project CALCOP, a joint project of the Coast Community College District, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Police Academy to develop, implement, and evaluate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the rules of evidence and seach-and-seizure procedures of police training. The CALCOP learning system…

This paper describes three models of learning theories, derives optimal presentation strategies for the models, and compares the effectiveness of the strategies in two computer assisted instruction experiments. The three models described are: 1) the linear, or response-insensitive model, in which the error probability for a given item depends on…

This report describes SCRIPTER, a simple interpreter program prepared for the PDP-9 computer (a single-terminal computer-assisted instruction [CAI] system with a small graphic display, a storage scope display and a hybrid magnetic type unit), intended to be superior to earlier CAI systems by providing an efficient and economical means for the…