An interactive computing facility used to augment biology coursework by allowing students access to computer simulations of biological systems and processes. (Author)

Describes a CAI package intended to help teachers achieve facility with questioning techniques. The instructional package consists of an interactive computer simulation which diagnoses teachers' questioning problems, six interactive computer tutorials that treat specific questioning problems, and a computer-based post-test simulation designed to…

An interactive computer simulation implemented on the University of Illinois PLATO IV computer system models children with reading skill weaknesses and permits teacher trainees to identify these weaknesses by evaluating informal reading inventory (IRI) results. (RAO)

An experiment was conducted in which a computer-simulated "workshop" was used in teaching Information Reading Inventory (IRI) techniques to college students. The computer simulated an instructor who guided students through constructing an IRI and a pupil to be tested with IRI. (JY)

Computer-based systems combining quantitative simulation with qualitative tutorial techniques provide learners with sophisticated individualized training. The teaching capabilities and operating procedures of Steamer, a simulated steam plant, are described. (Author/MBR)

Description of computer-based simulations focuses on the instructional functions of simulations and phases in the learning processes that should be activated by educational simulations. Highlights include a general model for simulation design; degree of learner control; complexity of the content; the role of the learner; and motivational…

Describes research in music education at Laval University in which students receive auditory training using a microprocessor-based hardware system. Topics include intervals, chord quality, scale degrees, diatonic tonal functions, rhythmic, melodic and harmonic dictation, jazz chord quality, microtones, and fundamentals. Students maintain full…

Examines the effectiveness of SIMNET (Simulation Networking), a virtual reality training simulation system, combined with a program of role-playing activities for helping Army classes to master the conditional knowledge needed for successful field performance. The value of active forms of learning for promoting higher order cognitive thinking is…

Discusses the key characteristics of clinical simulation, some developmental foundations, two current research studies, and some implications for the future of health science education. Investigations of the effects of computer-based simulation indicate that acquisition of decision-making skills is greater than with noncomputerized simulations.…

Describes a study of undergraduates at Iowa State University that tested the effectiveness of a computer simulation of electric circuits used in combination with a conceptual change approach to science instruction. Erroneous preconceptions of scientific concepts are discussed, and the use of traditional text is compared with conceptual change…

Presents a general framework for human factors considerations in training and illustrates the relationship between human factors and computer-based training (CBT) research by descriptions of studies dealing with six major aspects of the CBT interface: training administration, management, instructional design and development, testing and…

Discusses production and evaluation of interactive computer-assisted videodisc laboratory tutorial simulations for use in prelaboratory instruction and as laboratory experiment replacement in an undergraduate chemistry course. Student performance on laboratory reports and tests was significantly better for students who utilized the simulations.…

Discussion of instructional visuals and practice techniques as effective learning strategies focuses on a study of undergraduates that examined the effects of animated instruction and practice on adult learning in a computer-based science lesson. Analyses of the results indicate that practice affects performance measures more than visual…

Describes a study conducted at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry that compared the effectiveness and efficiency of adaptive instruction with nonadaptive instruction using interactive videodisc patient simulations. The Dental Diagnosis and Treatment (DDx&Tx) System is explained, and problem-solving skills and study time are discussed.…