Examined were the mental processes by which elementary school students work simple multiplication exercises. Ten process models were fit to data obtained in the course of a CAI program in elementary arithmetic. The processes used by students in grade three were compared with those used by students in grade six. (CT)

The author provides a brief look at eight kinds of activities that would provide computer support for a broad range of student and staff activities. (AA)

The administrator has four options in choosing the most practical method of administrative, instructional and research computer usage. (Editor)

If the computer is to succeed as an educational tool, it is important that all of those involved in education are given the opportunity to use it freely and creatively. (Editor)

Computerized think tanks can reach decisions more efficiently than the standard committee meeting method. (Editor)

The computer is used to explore some worthwhile mathematics in the secondary school classroom. The problems discussed center around Gauss' Existence Theorem for constructible regular polygons. (FL)

Experimenting with curriculum shifts, expanded computer roles, new plans for student involvement, and specialized guidance programs, individual schools are turning up some thoughtful and effective solutions for old classroom problems. (Ed./KJ)

Describes computer applications in the Division of Continuing Education at Brigham Young University. These include instructional applications (computer assisted instruction, computer science education, and student problem solving) and administrative applications (registration, payment records, grades, reports, test scoring, mailing, and others).…

Describes a project which produced educational computer programs for PET microcomputers and use of computers in money management, in a filter company, and in a certified public accountant firm (which cancelled a contract for a time-sharing service). Also describes a computerized eye information network for ophthalmologists. (JN)

Describes the hardware, software, applications, and current proliferation of personal computers (microcomputers). Includes discussions of microprocessors, memory, output (including printers), application programs, the microcomputer industry, and major microcomputer manufacturers (Apple, Radio Shack, Commodore, and IBM). (JN)