Students are given the opportunity to display the expertise they have acquired in the classroom. (Editor)

Since future mail will be read by computerized optical character readers (OCRs), students should be prepared for the transition to mechanization by teaching them the address format and design recommended by the U.S. Postal Service. Examples are provided. (TA)

A computer-analyzed statistical study of a means by which a pupil's probable success in a senior data processing class can be predicted while he is still in junior high school. (Editor)

Two useful approaches for integrating accounting principles from the manual system into the electronic computer system are the horizontal staging'' and the vertical staging'' approaches. (Author/JS)

Suggests using a programming language approach in the teaching of the introductory course in business data processing. (Author)

The purpose of the study was not to determine what should or should not be pursued in the introductory class, but rather to determine if patterns of sequencing individual topics have developed and the emphasis given to those topics. (Author)

Students in data processing will see its contributions to our technological society in much sharper relief than those who get no closer to a computer than their next change-of-address card. (Author)

Presented in this article are two opposing views concerning the role of data processing in the high schools. (JS)

Describes a course in information processing which combines word processing (WP) and date processing (DP). The purpose of the course is to make students aware that WP and DP should not work in isolation but together for the common good of the organization. (JOW)

We must most of all place emphasis on simulating the problems of business in the classroom rather than on simulating the physical environment. (Editor)

Use the proposed outline for personal study, improvement of teacher training programs, or select from it to improve the course presently being taught. (Editor)