Since 1969 applicants to the four University of Texas medical schools apply through one center and admission offers come from the individual schools. In 1975 a computer-assisted admission system was successfully implemented by the center to match students with schools, thus reducing the number of multiple admission offers and providing more…

Reports plans to use a computer to provide data on three sets of variables and their relationships: (1) student characteristics, (2) grades, motivation, class participation, quality of work, etc., (3) reactions of graduates to content taught, kinds of jobs they have, success at these, etc. Uses of data for college admission and curriculum…

Noting advantages of providing Individual Computerized Benefits Statements (ICBS) to communicate benefits programs to employees (a technique used extensively in industry), the author outlines procedural considerations to be taken into account before undertaking the project. (Editor/JT)

Summarizes findings of the Fourth Inventory of Computers in Higher Education. Responses to a questionnaire were received from 1,822 U.S. institutions and campuses, which reported on the administrative functions, personnel, equipment, instructional use, and costs of their computer facilities. A two-volume report on this survey will be published in…

Focuses on the advantages of using the microcomputer rather than the minicomputer. Descriptions of the programing process and system components for the microcomputer are followed by a list of 11 types of computer programs that can be processed at this time, and a brief discussion of research goals. (RAO)

Describes a computer model kinetic theory experiment for the college physical chemistry laboratory. (HM)

Delaware's experimental project to incorporate computer technology into vocational business programs enables students to use the computer without being data processing specialists. Seven modules suitable for secondary and postsecondary programs have been produced. (MF)

Two assumptions are critically examined: that concrete to abstract learning sequences are effective; and that through computer gaming students can simultaneously achieve varied educational goals. It is seen that the worth of computer gaming cannot be established without careful testing. For journal availability see SO 504 970. (Author/AV)

An outline of the nature of the timetabling problem, suggesting the kind of requirements that arise in practice and the criteria used to evaluate timetables, was presented. (Author/RK)

Proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting cover: computer networking in small colleges; continuous registration; computer logic; computerized academic record overview; on-line registration systems; and analysis of registration and records systems. (LBH)

Documents a system to aid the in-class presentation of information. The various components of the system are described, and a description of several benefits afforded by such a system is presented. (Author/VT)

An overview and philosophical discussion of the current use of instructional technology in naval training. This essay focuses on the process of instructional development and establishes a parallel between the concepts of instructional systems development and general management theory. (VT)

When applicants for the cooperative office education program exceed space and funds, the coordinator must have a sound basis for selecting students. This article presents both fixed and variable selection criteria to enable the coordinator to evaluate applicants with minimum subjectivity. (MF)

The development of a method is described for the automatic ordering of texts based on the richness of their vocabularies. It further involves the specification of a basic vocabulary and of a gradual enlargement of this basic vocabulary linked to the study of the texts in the given order. (Author/RM)