Reports the results of a feasibility study concerned with the development of a computing laboratory which unified the concepts of analog and digital computing in information and computer science. Contents of the report include a project overview and definition of syndetic computation, the state of the art, some typical student projects, an…

The inservice program described here is designed for teachers who wish to investigate how computers may be applied in various subject areas, including business education, English, mathematics, science, and social studies. Nine booklets are the basic learning tools for REACT II (Relevant Educational Applications of Computer Technology). This…

This report addresses the critical importance of measuring and evaluating information systems functioning within computer network environments. The focus is on the significant benefits associated with using automated monitoring as the primary information system measurement mechanism within such computing architectures. The large scale,…

This report summarizes the rewriting of the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) (a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language) from SAIL (a programming language available only on PDP-10 computers) into MAINSAIL (a language designed for portability on a broad class of computers). Four sections contain…

This manual is the student's main source of information about the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language, and the BASIC language itself. The manual is organized as a reference document for students with no previous programming experience. Three major sections…

This manual is the student's main source of information about the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language, which has been converted into MAINSAIL, a language designed for portability on a broad class of computers. The manual is organized as a reference document…

Eighty-six papers presented at the 17th Annual Association for Educational Data Systems convention cover the educational application of computers in the following areas: computer assisted instruction, instructional and learning processes, computer-related curriculum, educational administration, computer resources, and data-center administration.…

This report summarizes the findings of a one man-month study of the current status and future direction of instructional computing in the Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Schools including computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, computer assisted problem solving, and data processing education. The report is presented in six…

This paper proposes computer assistance in the synthesis operation of vocational counseling. The goal of vocational counseling is to match the client with a vocation in which he will be both satisfied and satisfactory. The computer would, through its rapid scanning and computation, produce probabilities of satisfactoriness based on (1) the…

Experts from the fields of law, business, government, and research were invited to a symposium sponsored by Dartmouth College to examine public policies which are challenged by the advent of computer technology. Eleven papers were delivered addressing such critical social issues related to computing and public policies as the man-computer…

In order to attain a better understanding of the data processing manpower needs of business and industry, a survey instrument was designed and mailed to 570 known and possible computer installations in the Minnesota/North Dakota area. The survey was conducted during the spring of 1975, and concentrated on the kinds of equipment and computer…

The feasibility of computer applications in teacher education programs and growing importance to educational professionals of knowledge of computers provide a framework which justifies the need for a computer utilization survey course in the teacher education curriculum. Instructional management systems to keep records and to monitor student…

Each semester students in the School of Health Sciences of Hunter College learn how to use a computer, how a computer system operates, and how peripheral equipment can be used. To overcome inadequate computer center services and equipment, programed subject matter and accompanying reference material were developed. The instructional system has a…

A segment of a longitudinal study of the changing management philosophy of a public school organization involves the introduction of a new technology--the use of an integrated information system--in an environment that was to have been prepared for change. The administrators and staff of the organization had participated in a feasibility study…

The paper surveys the major projects on the understanding of natural language that fall within what may now be called the artificial intelligence paradigm of natural language systems. Some space is devoted to arguing that the paradigm is now a reality and different in significant respects from the generative paradigm of present-day linguistics.…