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Intended as an overview of the nature and use of computers in schools, this document describes the history and development of computers generally and of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) specifically. Included is information on several CAI systems currently in operation including (1) Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO), (2) Time-Shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Information Television (TICCIT), (3) the LOGO programing language for mathematics instruction, and (4) Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN). Comments are also provided on current capabilities and future directions of both administrative data processing and CAI in American Schools. (DGC)

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ERIC Subject
Analog Computers;
Autoinstructional Aids;
Computer Assisted Instruction;
Computer Oriented Programs;
Computers;
Data Processing;
Digital Computers;
Educational Technology;
Elementary Secondary Education;
Man Machine Systems;
Networks;
Online Systems;
Programing Languages;
State of the Art Reviews;
Time Sharing
Identifier / keyword
FORTRAN Programing Language; PLATO; LOGO; ALGOL Programing Languages
Title
The Computer in the School. Fastback No. 58
Author
Baker, Justine C.
Corporate/institutional author
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington, IN.
Publication title
ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE)
Pages
42
Number of pages
42
Publication date
1975
Printer/Publisher
Phi Delta Kappa
Eighth and Union, Box 789, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 ($0.50)
Source type
Book
Summary language
English
Language of publication
Undefined
Document type
Book
Subfile
ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE)
Accession number
ED107222
ProQuest document ID
64053314
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/books/computer-school-fastback-no-58/docview/64053314/se-2?accountid=208611
Last updated
2024-04-21
Database
Education Research Index