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Bruman, Janet L. – 1983
Focusing on the use of microcomputers as "smart terminals" for accessing time-sharing systems for libraries, this document discusses the communications software needed to allow the microcomputer to appear as a terminal to the remote host. The functions which communications software programs are designed to perform are defined and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Design Requirements, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks
Download full textRoman, Richard Allan – 1969
This final report discusses certain parts of the successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses of the development of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) in terms of their relevance to the issues within the area of computer-assisted instruction. A major focus is on the kinds of computer-assisted instruction that promote…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Computer Assisted Instruction
Norman, Donald A. – 1982
Different aspects of human-machine interaction are discussed in the five brief papers that comprise this report. The first paper, "Some Observations on Mental Models," discusses the role of a person's mental model in the interaction with systems. The second paper, "A Psychologist Views Human Processing: Human Errors and Other…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Design Requirements
Yee, Patricia; And Others – 1970
Three operations relevant to preparing a data base and supporting scripts are discussed in considerable detail. Section One enumerates the activities which constitute the collection and documentation of a data base. The material presented is relatively nontechnical and requires no knowledge of computers. Section Two discusses the preparation of…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Peer reviewedShackel, B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Describes plans of 3-year experimental program organized jointly by two universities aiming to assess cost, efficiency, and subjective impact of an electronic journal system (uses computer to aid procedures whereby article is written, refereed, accepted, and published), and to explore and evaluate alternative forms of user communication. Sixteen…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Programs, Electronic Journals, Foreign Countries
Collins, Allan M.; Warnock, Eleanor H. – 1974
Research and development work on the use of the SCHOLAR autotutorial, online system is described. Inference strategies used within the system are deductive, negative, and functional in character. A graphics package allows user to ask questions and give commands in English to control SCHOLAR's map display capability. The examples shown are for…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1984
Outlines the development of Plato, a unified computer system linking terminals to a central educational network; critically reviews Plato's new Homelink system which provides access to 273 games and lessons; and discusses its present capabilities and possible future improvements to make Homelink attractive to home users interested in educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Documentation
