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Gentner, Donald R.; And Others – 1979
The Coach system, a computer simulation of a human tutor, was constructed with the goal of obtaining a better understanding about how a tutor interprets the student's behavior, diagnoses difficulties and gives advice to a student learning a simple computer programming language. Coach is based on a hierarchy of active schemas representing the…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Models, Organization
Peer reviewedKane, D.; Sherwood, B. – Computers and Education, 1980
Describes and illustrates the tutorial and homework exercise lessons, student routing, course organization, administration, and evaluation of a PLATO computer-based course in classical mechanics. An appendix lists 41 lessons developed for the course. (CMV)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Homework, Learning Modules
Download full textDageforde, Mary L. – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Higher Education, Instructional Programs
Barr, Avron; And Others – 1975
The BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) is an interactive problem-solving laboratory that offers tutorial assistance to students solving introductory programing problems in the BASIC language. After a brief review of the rationale and origins of the BIP instructional system, the design and implementation of BIP's curriculum information network are…
Descriptors: Branching, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
