Efforts of Soviet educators to identify and develop mathematics talent through the establishment of secondary schools offering specialization in computer programing and mathematics are reported. The following programs are described: organization and results of the experimental class which began in September 1959 to offer a specialization in mathematics and computer programing; the goals, curriculum, and special features of current computer-programer secondary schools; teacher education programs...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum, Educational...
This report consists of three parts--(1) an overview of the use of the Ampex Intrinsic Device (AID) in beginning Spanish classes, (2) a description of the Course Author Language (CAL) computer program, and (3) a description of a supplementary project for the testing of the Appleton-Century-Crofts-Center for Applied Linguistics French Program. The workings of the AID machine are explained and the results of two quarters of its use are discussed. A great deal of additional information about AID,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Branching, College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer...
This paper summarizes Chapter XI, "An Overview and a Projection" of the book "Educational Evaluation and Decision-Making." The major assessments of this chapter: (1) how good were the answers provided to older questions; (2) what new questions were now able to be raised; and (3) who might be in a position to deal with them, are discussed. Concerning the first point, the author sees the book as more than passably adequate in terms of meeting its objectives, meeting the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Book Reviews, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Educational Needs,...
The annotated bibliography provides abstracts of 43 research reports, guides, handbooks, descriptions of pilot programs, conference and seminar proceedings, and monographs, and of 12 journal articles, all published since 1967, dealing with the various aspects of vocational education administration at the State level. The cited listings were selected from the printout of a computer-assisted search of Research in Education (RIE), Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs,...
Minitab is a statistical computing system which uses simple language, produces clear output, and keeps track of bookkeeping automatically. Error checking with English diagnostics and inclusion of several default options help to facilitate use of the system by students. Minitab II is an improved and expanded version of the original Minitab which was based on the Omnitab System of the National Bureau of Standards. With the new system students can analyze more extensive and realistic data sets...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Statistical Analysis, Statistics,...
The integration of digital technology confronts teachers, educators and researchers with many questions. What is the potential of ICT for learning and teaching, and which factors are decisive in making it work in the mathematics classroom? To investigate these questions, six cases from leading studies in the field are described, and decisive success factors are identified. This leads to the conclusion that crucial factors for the success of digital technology in mathematics education include...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction,...
One of the major impediments to the adoption of needed curricular reform in the high school is the restrictive, manually constructed schedule. To help solve this scheduling problem, the computer based Stanford School Scheduling System (SSSS) was developed. Experience with the SSSS demonstrates its feasibility and shows that administrators can be freed from the burden of scheduling without losing the opportunity to make vital educational scheduling decisions. Costs of approximately $1 per...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs, Curriculum Development, Flexible Scheduling, High...
Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM) is a system designed to provide a curriculum defined in terms of performance objectives, test items to measure student performance on each objective, a set of comparable test forms to evaluate performance, testing throughout the period of the course, computerized analysis and reporting of results after test administration, interpretation of results by teachers and students leading to decisions on curriculum and study priorities, and modification of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs,...
Abstracts of 23 papers given at the conference are presented. These deal with a variety of subjects related to educational uses of computers, including: 1) information networking, 2) computer-managed test item banks, 3) learner-controlled instruction and courseware, 4) computer-assisted instructional (CAI) systems such as Coursewriter III and PLATO, 5) CAI programs in different content areas, 6) CAI authoring, 7) cost-effectiveness and cost analysis of CAI, 8) computer graphics, and 9)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs,...
This bibliography contains annotations of reports, reviews, and other documents on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) derived from a search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. It covers 1973 to May 1976 and serves as an update to an earlier paper, "The Best of ERIC: Recent Trends in Computer Assisted Instruction" (ED 076 025). Section one covers major issues of interest, and section two presents specific applications and cases of CAI. PLATO and TICCIT, two...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer...
Optimization procedures for a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system were developed using iterative development and tests of a series of instructional decision models (IDM). The result was a total systems effort in which the instruction was carried on by a dialogue between a computerized tutor and the student. A profile of the student, student characteristics at the time the course began, a map of the structure of the subject matter, and within-the-course history of information exchanges...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted...
The five articles discuss the implementation of a computerized career guidance program in a four-year institution. This program, The System of Interactive Guidance Information (SIGI), is the focus of a co-operative filed study between Educational Testing Service and the Illinois State University Student Counseling Center (ISU SCC). The first article deals with the implementation of the SIGI system at the ISU SCC and the use of SIGI in academic courses and individual and group counseling. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Education, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Computer...
The Individualized Vocabulary Instruction (IVI) program is a self-contained, individualized computer program that has been used to provide vocabulary instruction to disabled students at California's Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC) since 1987. The IVI program is divided into two main word groups, called modules, with each module containing 1,125 words. The program performs pre- and post-testing of students, provides instruction, presents students with abundant opportunities for practice and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing,...
Slowmation is a twenty-first century digital literacy educational tool. This teaching and learning tool has been incorporated as an assessment strategy in the curriculum area of science and mathematics with pre-service teachers (PSTs). This paper explores two themes: developing twenty-first century digital literacy skills and modelling best practice assessment tools. In the growing debate about the impact of multi-model representations, researchers such as Hoban and Nielsen, and Brown, Murcia...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers,...
Part of a series of case studies on successful academic computing programs at minority institutions, this monograph focuses on the Community College of Baltimore (CCB). Sections I and II outline the purpose and background of the case study project, focusing on the 11 computing activities the case studies are designed to facilitate, the need for the project, and eight factors leading to the successful use of computers. Section III profiles CCB, describing its location, programs, mission,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black Colleges, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs,...
In April 1981, the Black Advisory Committee of Valencia Community College (VCC) recommended the implementation of a Black Student Retention Pilot Project to study reasons for the attrition of black students at the college; to identify factors positively affecting student retention; and to develop a computerized system to monitor black student enrollment, retention, and graduation. Activities were undertaken to gain visibility for the project (e.g., creating an advisory board and introducing the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black Students, Blacks, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Dropout...
The report describes three advanced technologies--robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer simulation--and identifies the ways in which they might contribute to special education. A hybrid methodology was employed to identify existing technology and forecast future needs. Following this framework, each of the technologies is defined, considered in terms of the state of the art, discussed according to ratings of scenarios by a panel of technology and special education experts; and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Daily Living Skills,...
The Computer Writing Skills for Limited English Proficient Students Project (COMPUGRAFIA.LEP) was partially implemented in 1987-88, during the first year of a 3-year cycle. It is a staff development program serving 35 bilingual special education classes with 414 limited-English-proficient Hispanic students in 10 elementary schools in the Bronx. Project COMPUGRAFIA.LEP was designed to establish computer centers at all 10 sites but established centers at only 2 sites. The project met its...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs,...
In exploring the impact of microcomputers and the future of the university in 1985 and beyond, a distinction should be made between computing literacy--the ability to use a computer--and computer literacy, which goes beyond successful computer use to include knowing how to program in various computer languages and understanding what goes on mathematically, logically, and/or electronically inside the computer. Though computer uses in higher education in the future are difficult to predict given...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computers,...
In response to California State Assembly Bill (AB) 3, which requires the state's community colleges to implement orientations and other specified matriculation services, Fullerton College (FC) developed two orientation videos in 1989 for native speakers of English and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) students. The videos were used by counselors or instructor advisors to orient students to campus life and resources; educational planning; registration; and placement. In addition, an orientation...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Admission, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in...
This course focuses on terms, operations, and functions of computers. It is linked to mobile technology in the trucking industry. Applications include word processing, spread sheets, data bases, and other software packages. The course description lists target audience, general objective, and typical results observed. The next section gives instructors basic information related to providing successful educational programs in a workplace setting, an instructor's lexicon of strategies and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Continuing...
The research consisted in having an Actionbound mobile hunt for A1 learners of Dutch designed by a group of language Student Teachers (STs) within the framework of a second year course on foreign language teaching. The game was then implemented with two groups of fifth grade primary school pupils during their visit of the Hergé Museum in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. These two steps allowed our multidisciplinary research team to analyse the use of the app from the perspective of not only the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Delforge, Carole Van de Vyver, Julie Meurice, Alice, Indo European Languages,...
THE THIRD 6-MONTH PERIOD OF OPERATION OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) EFFORT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION WAS COVERED IN THIS REPORT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM (A 4-YEAR EFFORT) WERE (1) TO COMPARE CAI WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES, (2) TO PREPARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, (3) TO TRAIN PERSONNEL, AND (4) TO DISSEMINATE RESULTS OF RESEARCH. FIVE BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAI WERE DISCUSSED--(1) DELAY OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WAITING FOR IMPROVED HARDWARE AND VICE VERSA, (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs,...
THE COMMITTEE ON COMPUTER SCIENCES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (COSINE COMMITTEE) OF THE COMMISSION ON ENGINEERING REPORTS ITS EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCES. GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN ENGINEERING CURRICULA IS FELT ESSENTIAL TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN SUCH A RAPIDLY CHANGING AND DIVERSE FIELD. THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVE THREE AREAS--(1) EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE DESIGN OF GENERAL PURPOSE DIGITAL INFORMATION PROCESSING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development,...
A method by which accurate accounting by computer might be made of apace and room use by regularly scheduled classes in institutions of higher learning is furnished. Based on well-defined terms, a master room schedule and a master course schedule are prepared on computer cards. This information is then compared with the reported individual room usage. Printouts are made in tabular form for unassigned classrooms and class laboratories, courses unlisted in utilization tables, room use, percentage...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Facility Inventory,...
Three authorities in the field of education offer their views on the technological revolution in instructional materials. Fred Hechinger, education editor of the New York Times, discusses the range of devices available, from film strips to computers. He feels that industry is oversold on the future of educational technology, both because of the generally conservative views of educators and the misunderstandings prevalent about the process of education. John Henry Martin, Senior Vice-President...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Automation, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Cybernetics, Education,...
A visual, as well as verbal, description is presented of the process by which an educational facility was planned and built in Boston. The graphic display of the generic process represents specific considerations regarding--(1) the development of a capital improvement program, (2) site selection, acquisition and preparation, (3) educational planning, and (4) design and construction. Also included is a description of the implementation of the generic model display network using a critical path...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Construction Programs, Critical Path...
The Council of Europe working party met for 13 days during their visits to Paris, Geneva, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Berlin in an attempt to assess current developments in the use of computers in the field of educational documentation and information and to learn about the adaptation of computer techniques in other fields. The report of the working party contains: (1) discussion, (2) conclusions and (3) plans and perspectives. The present use of computers for documentation and information...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Documentation, Education, Foreign Countries,...
Results of a survey of secondary schools indicate that the use of computers, especially for instructional purposes, has grown rapidly. However, the diversity of use is still limited. The most prevalent applications are problem solving and Electronic Data Processing (EDP) skills training. The major emphasis of computer application is on teaching students to use a computer as a tool in learning. Most instructional applications occur in the mathematics courses. Local sources provide the majority...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Interviews, Mathematics Instruction,...
Part II of the Students' Chemical Information Project (SCIP), designed to spread the use of computer-based information services among research scientists and technologists, contains details of the project operations, statistics, results of questionnaires and research reports from liaison scientists (See LI 002 562 for Part I). Chapter I: Operation of the Scheme, discusses the objectives, data bases, selected population, liaison scientists and their training, general procedure, and production...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Experimental Programs, Graduate Students,...
Chapter I of this manual for a planning simulation system for higher education presents some basic outlines to aid in the planning process, including the "outline of plans" as a concrete aid to systematic planning. This chapter also identifies some of the typical problems and barriers that hamper the planning process, and conveys the need for a structured planning approach. The second Chapter discusses simulation and modeling, and the third the modeling language. Basic elements of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Models, Planning,...
A procedure for scoring multiple-choice tests by assigning different weights to every option of a test item is investigated. The weighting method used was based on that proposed by Davis, which involves taking the upper and lower 27% of a sample, according to some criterion measure, and using the percentages of these groups marking an item option to obtain the weight for that option. These percentages were then used to enter a weighting table to derive the appropriate option weight. Weights...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Item Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Choice...
The author provides a rationale for the computer making a great impact in the area of vocational counseling. He suggests the Informational System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) and recommends a process whereby data about educational, military, and vocational opportunities are turned by each inquirer into information about a personally-determined career. The data are primarily like the files of abstracts created by Educational Research Information Centers (ERIC) system. The system guides the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Information...
CATTS is a computerized service providing question-answer exercises from a subject content file for specific courses, building successive lessons from the file based on each student's immediately previous performance. The text of the file may correlate with textbooks, diagrams, workbooks and supplementary material. Student files include subject, class and instructor identification, lesson-by-lesson performance records, and a variety of measures and indices of performance. (Author)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs,...
The Task Force responsible for this document was established to study 2 major questions: (1) How should the minicomputer be used in the undergraduate classroom and laboratory program? and (2) What type of minicomputer facilities are needed to carry out the recommended program? The first question is treated in Part 1. Two types of applications are considered. A student in the computer engineering area will need a program that allows him to master all aspects of hardware, software, and system...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media,...
This handbook was designed as a tool to assist school and agency staff in management and in-service training needed in implementing a comprehensive Career Information System (CIS). The background, goals, and organization of CIS are given briefly. An explanation of the System which is computer-based yet also employs a manual needle-sort system is presented. System components (such as the QUEST questionnaire, the QUEST List, occupational descriptions, occupational dumps, localized information,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Articulation (Education), Career Education, Career Planning, Computer Oriented...
Students learned lists of spelling words in a computer-assisted drill program where the correct spelling was printed in standard form or with spaces between letters or with spaces between pronounceable orthographic clusters. Words having sounded and unsounded medial clusters (e.g., "holiday" versus "Wednesday") were taught under each display method. Results showed learning rates were influenced by the way the correct spelling was displayed. Retention level was unaffacted by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Processes,...
Eccles Medical Sciences Library at the University of Utah has developed a computer-generated catalog for its audiovisual health and medical materials. The catalog contains four sections: (1) the main listing of type of media, with descriptions, call numbers, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used for each item; (2) a listing by title, with call number; (3) a listing by MeSH subject headings; and (4) a gross categories list. While there are some problems with the system the computer-generated...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Audiovisual Aids, Book Catalogs, Catalogs, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational...
Briefly described is a numerical calculus course which provides (1) experience and practice in programing and the use of the computer in problem solving, (2) intermediate and/or advanced techniques in FORTRAN IV programing, (3) elementary error analysis, (4) programing efficiency, and (5) documentation of programs. The course, designed to fulfill the needs of several departments at Texas Christian University--background for physics, chemistry, and accounting majors, as well as for students who...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Calculus, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computers,...
This monograph is an overview of the present and possible future trends in networking, the use of computer communications technology to facilitate the sharing of information and computer resources over great distances. The text reviews networks already being used by universities to share instructional resources and computing ability, and by libraries to facilitate systematic acquisition, serial control, and retrospective bibliographic searches. Networking implies problems of uniformity of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agency Cooperation, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Coordination,...
A conventional vocabulary test and two forms of a stradaptive vocabulary test were administered by a time-shared computer system to undergraduate college students. The two stradaptive tests differed in that one counted question mark responses (i.e., omitted items) as incorrect and the other ignored items responded to with question marks. Stradaptive test scores were more consistent with the hypothesized nature of the population distribution of verbal ability. When corrected for differing levels...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ability, Ability Grouping, Adaptive Testing, Branching, College Students, Comparative...
This individualized, competency-based unit on keeping business records, the 15th of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together with the other materials at this level, emphasizes the actual application of a business plan. Six competencies are dealt with in this instructional unit, including (1)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Bookkeeping, Business Administration,...
A computer-assisted guidance program was developed as part of a model for articulation between the public secondary schools in Duval/Nassau counties and the 28 publicly supported community colleges in Florida. The model was created based on data obtained from a survey of 25 graduating seniors in 15 secondary schools in the counties; an analysis of current recruiting procedures used by deans of student development at the community colleges; the Florida Vital Information for Education and Work...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Computer...
This document is the first of seven units developed by the Math Network Curriculum Project. Each unit, designed to be a 2-week module, is a teacher's guide which includes detailed directions along with the courseware and software needed. Teacher intervention in the non-computer activities that begin each unit is required, and the consistent use of small-group instruction makes the units usable in a standard classroom if two microcomputers are present. The Input-Output Unit develops students'...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities,...
This document is the sixth of seven units developed by the Math Network Curriculum Project. Each unit, designed to be a 2-week module, is a teacher's guide which includes detailed directions along with the courseware and software needed. Teacher intervention in the non-computer activities that begin each unit is required, and the consistent use of small-group instruction makes the units usable in a standard classroom if two microcomputers are present. In the Turtle Geometry Unit, students use a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts,...
This paper examines the characteristics of the Louisiana Compensatory/Remedial Education Student Profile form and the nature of the compensatory education program evaluation served by the Student Profile. The Student Profile is a one page, triplicate form prepared by the Louisiana State Department of Education for each grade 2 student who failed to attain the minimum score on the State's Grade 2 Basic Skills Tests (BST). Those skills in which the student failed to demonstrate mastery on the BST...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Eligibility,...
This compilation of three papers investigates theoretical and practical facets of career development, focusing on cognitive theory and decision-making theory and their roles in the formation of computerized career development systems. In the first paper ("Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Its Application to Career Development"), Gerald Stone describes three cognitive-behavioral theories (social learning, cognitive restructuring, and cognitive development). He highlights the importance...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Behavior Theories, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Cognitive...
The evolution of computer hardware for college computing has mirrored the industry's growth. When computers were introduced into the educational environment, they had limited capacity and served one user at a time. Then came large mainframes with many terminals sharing the resource. Next, the use of computers in office automation emerged. As college computing grew, it took several mainframes to handle the workload, especially at large institutions. Microcomputers then came on the scene, but...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Higher Education,...
Proceedings of a Pacific regional workshop to identify developments and problems in educational information services are presented in four chapters. In chapter 1, seminar objectives and participants are listed. Objectives were to review and exchange experiences on the existing information systems and services; to identify crucial issues related to educational information systems, services, and processing; and to consider the possible uses of computers for educational information processing. In...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing...
Following the presentation of a conceptual framework for computer-based education (CBE), this paper examines the use of one aspect of CBE, computer-managed instruction (CMI), in a Major Appliance Serving Program. The paper begins with definitions and a graphic illustration of CBE and its components and uses, i.e., CMI, tutorial or computer-assisted instruction, drill and practice, interactive instruction, instructional simulation, and inquiry. Next, a description is provided of Moraine Park...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Appliance Repair, Competency Based Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer...
