A computer system for analyzing a patient pool used by the division of dental hygiene at Virginia Commonwealth University is presented as a model for evaluating patient profiles. Descriptions of the various patient parameters are provided, and guidelines are presented to assist institutions considering such a system. (Author/MLW)

Describes a computer-based decision support system for child welfare workers and provides a hypothetical example of computer use by a caseworker. Indicates ways caseworkers should become involved in the design of computer programs for agency records. (Author/RH)

Suggests that computers today have even more uses in schools than they did in the sixties. Presents the plan used in the Lexington (Massachusetts) Public Schools to employ computers in education. (JM)

Reviews the literature and examines the state of technology for computer based text analysis. The computer capabilities of several available text analysis programs are presented. (Author)

A large intramural program can be effectively organized and scheduled with the help of computer programing. Benefits include overall increased efficiency, better service to the students' needs, a superior evaluation device, and more consistency throughout the program. (CJ)

Describes "Bookmatch," a computer program that attempts to match children with just the right book. (FL)

Reasons for the general lack of active planning for a programmatic approach to this new technology are presented, gaps in current microcomputer use are identified, and data collected from public school districts in Florida are analyzed. (Author/MER)

Argues that microcomputers are inexpensive, reliable, and sufficiently powerful to meet important educational demands, and that with authoring/driver systems educators could make far greater use of what is known about cognitive processes, especially structural learning. (MER)

The desirability of using computer scheduling to allocate students into the activities (lectures, tutorials, practical classes) for courses requested and the possibility of integrating the scheduling into the enrollment process is explored. Although computer scheduling is now widely used in American universities, at Australian universities the…

Reports on uses of microcomputers at the University of Michigan including word processing, extending laboratory experience, simulation, games, tutorial uses, and building skills in computing. (RAO)

Acquaints the reader with the personal computer, emphasizing its use as an aid in the learning process; considers the types of hardware available and software related to educational uses; and offers advice to those just entering this area. (Author)

Analyzes the implications of distributed computing in institutions of higher education. Discusses (1) the extent to which the quality of computing might be enhanced by adopting a distributed computing approach, (2) variations in distributed systems design and the cost of adoption, and (3) administration of distributed systems. (Author/CMV)

A description is given of a session at the 1979 convention of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in which hands-on experiences were used to overcome computer anxiety. (MK)

Federal programs improving services to migrant children are reviewed. Noted are the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), a computerized system for keeping track of children's concept achievements from one locale to another, and the Oral Language Skills List, a record of language transmitted through the MSRTS. (CL)

Explores the extent to which computer facilities can be used to support organizational decision-making processes beyond mere performance of information retrieval. Human perceptual and judgmental processes, as they apply to organizational decisions, are examined as a basis for the design of a generalized, intelligent problem processor. (Author/RAO)