Programmed Learning and Teaching Operation (PLATO) distributes instructional materials in the form of text, numbers, animated drawings and other graphics for individualized, self-paced learning. (Author)

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE DISPLAY AND RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS BY WHICH A STUDENT CAN INTERACT WITH A SUBJECT-MATTER DISCIPLINE. THIS DOCUMENT IS A REVISION OF A REPORT ISSUED UNDER THE SAME TITLE IN 1964 (ED 003 167). THE TERM "INTERFACE" IS USED TO REPRESENT THE DISPLAY MEDIA AND CONTROLS WITH WHICH THE STUDENT HAS DIRECT CONTACT. THE DISPLAY…

Certain tasks in programed instruction can be performed only by computer. One such area is the arrangement of differential reinforcement for sophisticated reinforcement contingencies. That is, the capacity of the computer is required to determine whether the student has met the criterion for reinforcement. With this in mind, a computer-controlled…

Information from many different sources related to the use of computers in instruction, particularly computer-assisted instruction (CAI), is provided in this bibliography: journal articles, books, articles from edited books, and technical reports or memos. Each of the 835 entries contains title, year and place of publication, often the number of…

Adapted from the author's monograph, The Self-Instructional Foreign Language Program at Florida Atlantic University," published in 1969 at Boca Raton, Florida. (DS)

This article discusses some reasons why it is almost time for computer-assisted instruction. (PD)

Computer assisted instruction deserves serious consideration by the English teacher as a potential contributor to teaching and learning. As a supplement to the teacher, the computer can serve students as a personal tutor. It is no more inhuman than books or recordings, although, like them, it cannot adequately respond to the problems of disturbed,…

This publication reproduces 87 frames from a computer assisted instruction program designed as a course for library science students or as a refresher course for experienced reference librarians. It is noted that the program itself is run on an Apple II microcomputer and takes about 45 minutes to complete. The frames reproduced present information…

A program of multimedia courses for employees and customers in computer programing education makes training pay at Honeywell Information Systems. (Author)

Audiotutorial instruction is one application of instruction tailored to individual needs. This method imposes certain requirements for instruction to be effective and for students to be properly motivated to learn. Some of the key requirements are: (1) individual control of the program material, (2) convenience of materials acquisition by the…

Miami-Dade Community College's Response System with Variable Prescriptions (RSVP) is an example of faculty-computer partnership directed toward individualizing instruction while managing up to 5,000 students in a single course, regardless of class format. Individualization of instruction is accomplished by RSVP by virtue of its potential for three…

THE AUDIO-VISUAL OR VIDEO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (AVIRS) HAS BEEN MISUSED AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND AS AN AID TO STUDENTS RATHER THAN AS AN APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE SYSTEMATIC PRODUCTION OF SPECIFIED BEHAVIORS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. TO AVOID THE NEEDLESS EXPENDITURE OF VAST SUMS OF MONEY, INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED…