Presents a brief description of 10 current videodisc projects being conducted in the United States as examples of educational applications of this technology. Issues and problems associated with the videodisc are discussed as they relate to various projects. (JEG)

The experimental CAI system which is being tested at Delft University of Technology is structured in a modular manner to account for high changeability. The concept formulated for this project was the outcome of research into technological, organizational, and educational developments in CAI, and the enumeration of the common aspects of the…

Two examples of CBT which demonstrate unique design characteristics without gimmicks are described. The first is an example from Northern States Power Company (NSP), an electric and gas utility. The second details implementation of a language arts unit by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium in a public school seting. (JEG)

A field experiment is described on the use of computer-related instruction at the college level in political science. The program modules are designed to: (1) teach a substantive body of knowledge in an introductory American government course; (2) introduce students to the basic methods of data analysis; and (3) teach elementary techniques of…

The operational features of feasible alternative configurations for a computer-based instructional management system are identified. Potential alternative means and components of accomplishing these features are briefly described. Included are aspects of data collection, data input, data transmission, data reception, scanning and processing,…