As computers increase in sophistication and as predictive data become more readily available, the individual will have significant information about his present self and his future educational and vocational probabilities. However, counselors will have to ensure that the individuality of the student remains intact. (Author/CJ)

Described is an interim report on a study designed to improve the system of records in the School Health Service of the City of New York. (Author)

A closet drama describing how a father's concern that his son learn creative and communicative writing in grade school is frustrated by a computerized, depersonalized program which stresses all writing problems are really reading problems." (DE)

Describes a program to increase decisionmaking effectiveness in higher education through continuous organization development supported by computer based information systems and institutional research. (Author/RA)

Implementing a multi-modal instructional approach requires computer services. A joint computer center for the college and county government, located at the college, is developed in a 3-phase plan taking three years to complete. (CA)

Paper presented at the Educationand Information Science Symposium," Sponsored by the Ohio Chapters of the American Society for Information Science in cooperation with The Department of Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University, June 23 and 24, 1969. (MF)

Reviews Miami-Dade Community College's four-phase student flow model, which involves admission and assessment; advisement and counseling; competency monitoring via the school's academic alert support, supplemental educational services support, academic progress support, and advisement graduation information systems; and the Emphasis on Excellence…

Reviews literature on instructional computing to delineate principles helpful in closing the gap between teaching and technology. Focuses on faculty development (including faculty role shift), program development (including major activities in systematic exploitation of communication technology), and institutional arrangements. (Author/JN)

Dedicated computers are designed to perform a specific function (such as check-out computers in supermarkets). Because software for these computers is either built in or housed in separate plug-in program modules, programming knowledge is not necessary. The use of these computers to help individuals master basic academic subjects is discussed.…

Describes an interactive videodisc application program developed to train army medics. Indicates that reduced instructor teaching time and a high degree of student satisfaction in mastering complex, high-stress tasks are the optimum results achieved by the program. (JN)

Describes and lists currently available software useful in social studies classes. Such software (including spreadsheets, databases, survey questionnaires) helps students apply quantitative methods and information-handling skills that are currently used in solving complex real-world problems. (JN)

School districts of all sizes can begin to use computers in their schools by outlining objectives, securing community support, planning for one microcomputer for every 20 students, and evaluating computers and software. (MLF)

Technological and creative developments hold considerable possibilities for foreign language instruction, but an assessment of educational objectives, the media available, and opportunities for integration of new methods into the curriculum is necessary to make the best use of new technology. (MSE)

Outline of basic requirements needed to outfit a small public library with microcomputers discusses necessary equipment, cost effectiveness, management information systems, statistics generated, software available, and library procedures to be automated. Fifteen references are cited. (EJS)