The final technical report is presented on the establishment and operation of an Exchange of Information among universities, corporations and government agencies concerned with the use of the computer as an aid to the instructional process. Four modes of information dissemination are described. A monthly dissemination of information on cards…

Consideration of computer-assisted instruction in the classroom has led to an analysis of the educational process including the need for developing more adequate models of the learning processes and increased attention to the function of the teacher (human or computer) as a decision maker. Given a descriptive model of the learning process, it is…

This report gives examples of diverse educational strategies in science and engineering education to illustrate the capabilities of the PLATO III computer-based education system. The basic structure of the TUTOR language is discussed and some technical details are given to explain how the PLATO III system works. A brief description of the…

The specification of training objectives and the organization and implementation of courses around such objectives are becoming significant parts of instructional technology. In this report, there is a brief review of some of the background for this development in earlier, related activities of job and task analysis. Requirements for the…

Using an interactive computer system called NEWBASIC/CATALYST, both students and teachers can act as authors of programs. NEWBASIC/CATALYST incorporates an implementation of BASIC, system-level interactive features, and a general capability for extension through use-oriented function attachment. Interacting at the system level, students can mix…

The results of a survey (87% response) of all public and private secondary schools in Connecticut during May of 1967 indicate that more than 10% are making some instructional use of computers. These 34 schools which utilize computers provided information on the teachers and students who were using the computer, the subjects being taught, the type…

The initial purpose of using the Suppes-Stanford CAI Mathematics Drill-and-Practice Program in the McComb, Mississippi, schools was to determine its practicality in a district remote from the developers of the program. It has been found that a significant educational difference exists between groups of children who received computer-assisted…

A guide to the field of educational technology in Britain is presented with reference to the increasing use of media in education due to the "explosions" of information and population. Descriptions of the major developments in educational technology at the present time (1968) include the use of television (both broadcast and closed…

The Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) is a large-scale instructional research project, designed to develop, test and disseminate into practice a system of individualized science instruction for grades seven through nine. This report outlines procedures of curriculum programing and subsequent analysis of the computer mode of…

A study was made to determine the feasibility, infeasibility, or deferred feasibility of adapting a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system to an existing non-automated program for providing keyboard experiences to elementary school children. A systematic task-by-task approach was adopted for the study: learning objectives were assessed, the…

After a critical review of the papers on Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) of several prominent educators, recommendations are proffered for CAI systems improvements prior to new research. These include replacing the typed message with an inexpensive cathode ray tube, developing the student interface as an efficient and pleasant carrel which…

This document outlines the guidelines and procedures for educators interested in using the Computerized Information System for Nursing Educators (CISNE), a project sponsored by Francophone International Learning Module Systems. In the first of the report's four sections are a brief description of CISNE guidelines for entry procedures and forms for…

Students learned lists of spelling words in a computer-assisted drill program where the correct spelling was printed in standard form or with spaces between letters or with spaces between pronounceable orthographic clusters. Words having sounded and unsounded medial clusters (e.g., "holiday" versus "Wednesday") were taught under each display…

A project to accommodate the large and increasing enrollment in introductory computer science courses by automating them with a subsystem for computer science instruction on the PLATO IV Computer-Based Education system at the University of Illinois was started. The subsystem was intended to be used for supplementary instruction at the University…

An electronics graphic symbol set for on-line construction of electrical and electronics schematic diagrams is described. Specific procedures involving off-line and on-line activities are presented for the development and entry of schematic diagrams utilizing a stored set of symbols. An example of the commands and coding required for the…