This program identified applications and developed design characteristics for generalized training devices. The first of three sequential phases reviewed in detail new developments in Naval equipment technology that influence the design of maintenance training devices: solid-state circuitry, modularization, digital technology, standardization,…

This paper describes a computer-controlled simulation game designed to teach social skills to elementary school pupils. The major purposes of this man machine social system are to develop in students the ability to: (1) observe pupil behaviors in group problem-solving situations, (2) identify and analyze the relationship of these behaviors to the…

Although there has been much criticism of research and development activities in the field of education, the criticism has not been aimed at the real problem. The large amount of uncoordinated research activities and the lack of pre-planned linkages between research and practice has led to the existence of an expensive cottage industry in…

A prototype computer-based instructional management system is described which is designed to individualize instruction in an on-going school situation. The prototype consists of three basic components: a set of instruments and techniques for assessing student needs, a bank of curriculum packets related to assessed needs, and a computer-based…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) physics lesson on magnetism was supplemented with slides and film loops to provide a simulated encounter with simple magnetism experiments. Two groups of students took the CAI lesson, but one group viewed the simulated experiments, while the other group performed the actual laboratory experiments. Since…

Visuals, like pictures, charts, diagrams, graphics, and the like, are widely used in education. However, there is little justification in the research literature for their use. The overall purpose of this exploratory study was to find out more about the processing of visuals or graphics in an educational task. Specifically, it was thought that…

The objectives of this project were to develop an audiometer-type terminal to be used in conjunction with computer-assisted instruction, to write a computer program simulating subjects with normal and abnormal hearing, and to field test the terminal and program with students and practicing nurses. This report presents the development of the…

A standardized method has been developed which will convert prose training materials into a form which forces the trainees to read the material with at least a minimal level of comprehension. The materials, called programed prose materials, are developed in an objective manner amenable to computer production. Phase I of the project involved an…

A study sought to develop and evaluate an instructional model which utilized the computer to produce individually prescribed instructional guides to account for the idiosyncratic variations among students in physics classes at the secondary school level. The students in the treatment groups were oriented toward the practices of selecting…

A project was undertaken to carry out experimental and methodological investigations on learning phenomena and psychometric methods relevant to instructional technology and computer-assisted instruction. The project's accomplishments are presented in this report, along with a listing of reports and products produced. The work of the project is…

Conceived in December, 1970, this project directed its efforts toward aiding in the alleviation of unemployment problems faced by the hardcore disadvantaged population of Arizona's northern and central counties. An area with a high out-of-school population lacking in job skills, this portion of Arizona was also without industries. As a means of…

There is a crisis today in education, particularly in teacher-pupil relationships. The emotional climate of the typical elementary and secondary classroom must be changed, but without sacrificing progress by the children in the achievement of subject matter goals. However, with traditional classrooms, children need more feedback, praise, and…

Computer Managed Instruction (CMI) uses the computer to collect and process information to meet an increasing demand for individualized instruction. Learning goals are expressed in terms of behavioral objectives for a given curriculum. Student performance is monitored through computer input and feedback; this allows an accurate and frequent check…

Several of the articles from this conference concern current activities of federal, state, and municipal governments, of universities and community colleges, and of industry in wastewater treatment plant operator training. The rest of the articles deal with instructional technology, explaining different facets of it and showing how it may be…

The changes expected to take place in the professional education of English teachers are discussed. Within the next decade, computer-assisted instructional English teacher education programs will be available in the following areas: (1) eliciting textual response to literature, (2) grammar, usage, and spelling, (3) composition skills to…