A three-part program investigated the use of computers at an inner-city high school. An attempt was made to introduce a digital computer for instructional purposes at the high school. A single portable teletype terminal and a simple programing language, BASIC, were used. It was found that a wide variety of students could benefit from this…

The papers from a conference on computer communication networks are divided into five groups--trends, applications, problems and impairments, solutions and tools, impact on society and education. The impact of such developing technologies as cable television, the "wired nation," the telephone industry, and analog data storage is…

The findings of an experiment are reported in which 28 students taking a graduate level course in techniques of programed instruction were randomly assigned to either cathode ray tube (CRT) or teletype terminals. Results from the analysis of the final concept test data revealed that students performed equally well regardless of terminal device.…

This monograph outlines the experiences of one school district when it acquired a computer capability. The document should prove useful to other school districts or educational institutions involved in the process of deciding how best to utilize computer technology. The study observes and documents the procedures commonly used by most schoolmen as…

It is possible to separate the use of computers for instructional purposes into four modes, distinguished by the style of user interaction and sometimes by the implementation methods used. The four major modes are: 1) conversational, in which the interaction resembles an exchange between two persons; 2) data-based, wherein one component of the…

Short abstracts of works in progress or completed in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta are presented under five major headings. The five categories are: Storage and search techniques for document data bases, Automatic classification, Study of indexing and classification languages through computer manipulation of data…

This report is from Task Force VIII of the COSINE Committee of the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering. The task force was established to formulate subject matter for an elective undergraduate subject on computer operating systems principles for students whose major interest is in the engineering of computer systems and…

The science student has many avenues to learning how to program, including learning directly within the science course, in a special course on programing, or by self-study. Often a formal programing course is neither necessary or advisable. In general a pedagogical approach, aimed at bringing the student quickly to using the language, is better…

The essays in this volume deal with the relationship of the computer and the arts, especially the exploration and demonstration of connections between creativity and technology, the links between scientific or mathematical approaches, intuitions, and the more irrational and oblique urges associated with the making of music, art, and poetry. The…

Computers can be programed for humanistic objectives.

Summarizes findings of the Fourth Inventory of Computers in Higher Education. Responses to a questionnaire were received from 1,822 U.S. institutions and campuses, which reported on the administrative functions, personnel, equipment, instructional use, and costs of their computer facilities. A two-volume report on this survey will be published in…

Presents a report on a cooperative project aimed at overcoming some of the barriers to the use of computers in college science instruction. A list of computer-based modules currently available in physics, chemistry, and mathematics is included. (HM)

Points out the growing role of computer technology in the Soviet economy and discusses the need for future electronics specialists to design and produce circuits using integral microelectronics. Specialists also will need to adjust quickly to changes in science and technology. (Author/AV)

Delaware's experimental project to incorporate computer technology into vocational business programs enables students to use the computer without being data processing specialists. Seven modules suitable for secondary and postsecondary programs have been produced. (MF)

Describes education related products and teaching innovations including: table top BASIC (Tektronix, $7,000) and BASIC/APL (IBM, $9,000) computers; using edited videotapes and audiotapes to illustrate specific teacher behaviors; and the use, and sequence for developing individualized presentations for commercial tape/slide viewers (Singer Caramate…