A total of 332 annotated references pertaining to media aspects of training are organized under the following headings: (1) Audiovisual Theory and Research, (2) Audiovisual Methods (General), (3) Audiovisual Equipment (General), (4) Computers in Instruction, (5) Television Instruction, (6) Videotape Recordings, (7) Television Facilities, (8) Radio…

Described is Project COMP (Computerized Operational Materials Prescription), an individualized reading instructional program for educable mentally retarded (EMR) children in regular or special classes. The program is designed to correlate with the Wisconsin Design for Reading (WDR) and to utilize a diagnostic teaching specialist who uses specific…

Presented are four research papers on computer based resource units (CBRUs) which are relevant to special education (SE). J. Eisele explains computer use for curriculum development and instructional management by describing the problem, objectives, and procedures, and by giving conclusions. The system is said to involve teacher selection of…

Texts are provided of the various presentations made at the 1973 National Conference for the Individualization of Instruction. The individual papers focus on numerous topics as they relate to individualized instruction, including the following: (1) elementary school math, reading, and movement instruction; (2) secondary school reading…

A computer-assisted instructional (CAI) program is being used at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to aid in the teaching of oral diagnosis to dental students. The program is designed to simulate a real life situation--i.e., the diagnosis of patient illness-which would not be otherwise available to the student and to demonstrate to…

A research project was designed 1) to compare student-controlled to program-controlled computer-assisted instruction (CAI); and 2) to evaluate the effect of reading a lesson narrative before training. A 2x2 design was used to investigate the influence of the two pretraining and two training conditions on performance scores and training time.…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) project undertaken in 1965 sought to: 1) teach college instructors to prepare quality CAI curricula; 2) ascertain student attitudes toward CAI; 3) compare CAI with the lecture method; and 4) demonstrate prototypical CAI courses. Teachers were successfully trained in the use of Coursewriter and prepared courses…

Computer-assisted instruction supplements traditional methods in a non-calculus physics course offered at Seattle Pacific College. Thirty-five science majors enrolled in the first quarter and 32 continued in the second term. The hardware for the course consists of a PDP-11/20 computer and eight teletype terminals; additional peripheral equipment…

The degree to which the concepts of educational technolgoy are penetrating into educational practice in Japan is surveyed. Educational technology is defined as a branch of study in which the results of engineering techniques, information science, the natural sciences, the behavioral sciences and human technology are used to promote efficiency in…

There are several ways in which the computer science department at the small liberal arts college can contribute to the richness of the institution's undergraduate curriculum. In addition to providing training for students interested in computer-related careers, the department, by offering courses for non-majors in the field, can broaden the…

Computer specialists developed a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) literacy development program for career oriented youths, the goals of which were: 1) to enable illiterate and semiliterate youths (ages 14-21) to read at the 8th grade level in the area of their vocational choice; 2) to offer them job-oriented reading materials to assist in…

Both failures and successes have been experienced in the application of the computer to the teaching of introductory chemistry at Simon Fraser University. Chemistry teachers looked to computer assisted instruction (CAI) to improve instruction because CAI effectively dealt with chemical concepts and their practical application and with the wide…

The 1967 Invitational Conference on Testing Problems dealt with various aspects of change in education. Papers presented in Session I, Evaluation and Research in Curriculum Development, were: (1) "Adapting the Elementary School Curriculum to Individual Performance" by Robert Glaser, and (2) "An Evaluation Model for Professional…

A computer-assisted instructional system has been implemented in 21 elementary schools in Chicago. The system runs on a UNIVAC 418-III computer which processes concurrently the reading, language arts, and mathematics drill and practice strand programs of the Computer Curriculum Corporation. All students participating qualified under the Elementary…

The Federal Communications Commission has asked that companies seeking authorization to construct and operate communications satellite facilities for multi-purpose commercial uses in the United States give consideration to the communications needs of schools. In response to this request, MCI Lockheed Satellite Corporation proposes a low-cost…