This project represents the first year of a proposed two-year program to develop FEHR-PRACTICUM (Formative Evaluation and Heuristic Research), a computerized game which simulates experience in a research evaluation assistantship or practicum. In the game teams of from two to five players are given the task of finding the "best" among several…

Delay of feedback studies with animals or with tasks which are simple for human subjects have led to the common assertion that computer-assisted-instruction (CAI) systems should incorporate immediate feedback in order to maximize learning. However, studies using more complex learning tasks have suggested that delays of up to at least a day…

A Statistical Experiment Simulator (STEXSIM) has been developed which permits one to stimulate on a digital computer a wide range of experimental environments. As a teaching aid in applied statistics, it provides a means for an instructor to define a completely crossed factorial model with up to seven fixed or random main effects, three two-factor…

Systems of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) can be classified according to whether the author, student, or teacher controls the interaction between the student and the computer. Both author-controlled and student-controlled CAI have the advantages of individualized instruction, privacy for mistakes, and flexibility, but are tremendously…

A description of the first two quarters of the beginning physics course at the University of California at Irvine is given. Lectures, films, student-computer dialogues and weekly assignment sheets dealing with special problems are used with much student choice allowed. Computer dialogues are used for proof learning, remedial mathematics, and…

This paper describes the design, development and use of computer-based teaching materials in the Physics Computer Development Project at the University of California at Irvine. The decision was made to develop dialogs and simulations related to existing material using the computational mode. The principal thrust has been in wave motion and…

This manual is intended as a reference handbook for use in writing instructional dialogs on the Sigma-7 computer. The concern is to give concise information which one would need to write and debug dialogs on this system. Metasymbol, the macro-assembly program for the Sigma-7, is described. Definitions of terminology, legal forms descriptions of…

An indexing system to 1850 documents on library automation, systems studies in libraries, and indexing systems was developed for use in instruction and research. The indexing system consists of an on-line searched coordinate index, a printed coordinate index, a subject authority list, an abstract bulletin containing the 1850 documents in the…

This study compared four instructional treatments which differed in the degree of individualization and personalization in a computer assisted instructional unit designed to teach the concept of function. The researcher developed two units and adapted the second for four types of feedback: two levels of individualization to incorrect responses and…

The Rand Corporation's Programmer-Oriented Graphics Operation (POGO) was used in the design, implementation and testing of a computer-assisted instruction course to train airmen in malfunction diagnosis--CATTS (Computer Aided Training in Troubleshooting). The design of the course attempted to reduce the problems of computer graphics for both…

The objective of this study is to identify some of the structural features of an elementary logic curriculum which affect logic problem difficulty. The system under review is a computer-based logic instructional system (LIS) at Stanford University. Four modes of problem presentation--multiple-choice, truth-analysis, counterexample, and derive--are…

This paper surveys approaches that are deemed practical for instructional use of radios and computers by satellite transmission. For each of the two instructional technologies a brief history is provided, a survey of the evaluation studies of effectiveness is given, and a concluding section on planning for application is provided. Because the…

Three of the more obvious advantages of using a computer to coordinate the logistics of a multifaceted instructional program with large numbers of students are the computer's ability to reliably control student activities, to keep and analyze data, and to make available instructional and evaluative materials. This document describes a…

Because of the high cost per pupil of computer-assisted instruction, a study was undertaken to determine if the use of multiple simultaneous users at a single terminal could significantly decrease the costs of CAI without lowering the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. (Author)

Guidelines for use in developing materials for programed instruction are discussed, and examples of techniques are provided. Pros and cons of programed instruction are listed. (SD)