A game that simulates stages in the innovation diffusion process and allows research into the spatial and temporal spread of innovations is reported. The characteristis of player decision-making and factors underlying variation in the spatial patterning of diffusion are also discussed.

The use of multiple-choice homework coupled with computer grading provides a practical way of incorporating problem solving where more traditional techniques are impractical. (SL)

Teachers and technologists have lived apart, with much doubt on both sides. The author suggests that collaboration, mutual trust, and respect, will usher in a new era for effective education. (Editor)

The theoretical background for evaluating students using fuzzy set theory and multicriteria analysis is discussed. (JLH)

This paper describes the nature and use of a computer-assisted sequence of instruction in college-level mathematics. Units in differential and integral calculus and geometry are described. The authors claim that students acquire increased confidence in their knowledge and problem-solving ability. (SD)

A quantitative theory of student trajectories in a computer assisted instruction course for deaf students is developed and tested. The theory rests on certain qualitative assumptions about information processing. The fit of data to theory is reported in terms of the standard scale of grade placement. (Author/DEP)

Findings from this study involving ninth-grade students in a computer-assisted occupational information program suggest that simulation is a method superior to merely providing information for reading and examination. (MB)

Outlines the fields that can contribute research results to a theoretical understanding of broad goals that can govern design choices in on-line documentation. Suggests five theoretical precepts and pulls together research pertinent to the four main forms of on-line documentation: tutorials, assistance, messages, and modes of control. (HTH)

Methods and criteria for evaluating the instructional effectiveness of computer-assisted training systems are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

Suggests computer assisted instruction software that doesn't provide all necessary components of a lesson can be useful if the teacher identifies instructional functions (Gagne's Events of Instruction) provided by the program and supplies those that are missing. This framework is applied to analysis of a specific computer program. (MBR)

A case study discusses factors influencing the selection of microcomputer instructional software for a cerebral palsied 6-year-old boy. Complete descriptive information is provided for 25 software programs selected in language arts, mathematics, problem solving, communication, and music. (JW)

Describes one way of structuring an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) in light of developments in artificial intelligence. A specialized intelligent operating system (SIOS) is proposed for software for a network of microcomputers, and it is postulated that a general learning system must be used as a basic framework for the SIOS. (Author/LRW)

Experimental computer programs are being developed to teach students at all levels and in a wide variety of training fields and track their progress at the same time. (MSE)

The Stock Market Game is a computerized simulation that involves high school students in trading eligible New York Stock Exchange stocks in an effort to make capital gains. Time required is ten weeks. The game is described; economic concepts that can be taught using the game are listed. (RM)