The topics of computer-assisted instruction, computer-augmented problem solving, and computer-managed instruction are discussed. In the field of computer-assisted instruction, uses of the computer for drill and practice, tutorial purposes, and simulation are examined. (Author/JN)

The computer has not yet reached its full potential in the secondary school. Besides instructional usage, present usages of the computer include computer-managed instruction, acquisition of basic skills, teaching computer literacy, evaluating occupational information, and providing data about colleges and universities. (Author/JN)

The evolution of computers for instructional purposes in the Indianapolis Public Schools system is traced through a look at the progress of the system from the transporting of students to a college computer facility for instruction to the current explosion of microcomputers. Major problems involved teacher training, acquisition of equipment, and…