Highlights research on computer assisted instruction which should lead educators to the conclusion that there should be a computer in every classroom to improve teacher effectiveness and to enhance student achievement. (NEC)

Describes various ways a user can control computer program activity using different menu constructions. Advantages, disadvantages and program design principles for menu design are discussed. A listing for a menu demonstration program is included. (BC)

Analyzes employment trends in computer-related fields, focusing on the education and employment of Black computer workers. Reports that parity is increasing in computer occupations where gaps between Black and White employment exist, those jobs requiring the most education. (KH)

A permanent commitment to allocating two percent of a district's budget for the instructional use of computers would eventually provide one microcomputer per 10 students and adequate software, inservice education, coordinators, and contingency funds. Analysis based on the average district's resources may be applied to each system's needs. (MJL)

Discusses nature of training objectives, sources of training materials, and who will direct the training. Also discusses a model training program at Penn Mutual Life Insurance, a customized approach to individual learning, and computer security. (JN)

Computers present a problem for mathematics teachers that may be solved through teacher education programs. Classroom teachers should be competent in programing languages, exploring software, and understanding the emphasis of computers in the mathematics curriculum. (DF)

Computer literacy education has become popular in today's society. This article suggests that computer literacy is unimportant and discusses the enormous appeal of computer literacy despite its unimportance. This phenomenon is shown as an ideological campaign rather than as education. (DF)

Italian high schools do not, as yet, provide college-bound students with any type of computer training. As a result, the nation's largest university has established a computer science center. Describes the center's functions (including training teachers in other disciplines to use computers in their curricula), its five-year history, and…

Described is an undergraduate course of computer interfacing for scientists and engineers which incorporates the use of digital computers and associated interfacing elements with experiments and special projects performed in an on-line environment in the laboratory. (SL)

Science is one area within Aboriginal Education which appears to receive comparatively little attention. The author experienced this in practice when he was lecturing in science education to trainee teachers on the topic of teaching science to Aboriginal students in secondary schools. As a newcomer to the Northern Territory the author does not…

This dissertation investigates the effects of two different grouping strategies on secondary students concerning their preparation for, and performance at, a computer programming contest. Students were divided into two groups, experimental and control, for a 3-week treatment, followed by the contest. Students in the experimental group became…

A look at some curricular materials developed by the author, which are appropriate for secondary school students and a comprehensive design for a curricular program in computer-related career education. (Author/HB)

A limited survey of universities in the United States and Canada concerning course offerings in computer assisted instruction. (HB)

The centers referred to are in Scotland. (MM)

Problems of designing a college honors program in computer science as an academic discipline are disucssed. (MM)