ERIC Number: ED020684
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Publication Date: 1962-Mar-12
Pages: 20
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A COMPUTER-BASED LABORATORY FOR AUTOMATION IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
RYANS, DAVID G.; AND OTHERS
AS THE EDUCATOR FACES DECISIONS ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, HE NEEDS PRACTICAL RESEARCH ON WHICH TO BASE HIS DECISIONS. A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO RESEARCH, RATHER THAN A PIECEMEAL ONE, IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE. SUCH AN APPROACH COULD EMPLOY SIMULATION TECHNIQUES, WHICH DIFFER FROM CONTEXTUAL ONES PRIMARILY IN SCOPE AND CONTROL, AND WHICH CAN DEAL WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES, DECISIONS, AND INTERPRETATIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COPRORATION HAS CONSTRUCTED CLASS, A COMPUTER-BASED LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF AUTOMATED SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IT CAN PROVIDE AUTOMATED INSTRUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR GROUPS, CUMULATIVE AND IMMEDIATE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE WITH RESULTS DISPLAYED FOR THE TEACHER IN REAL TIME, AND CENTRALIZED DATA PROCESSING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AND PLANNING. (BB)
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Authoring Institution: System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
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