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)

Use of the photograph as a technical resource for recording and maintaining data for formative evaluation is discussed. Some advantages and limitations of its use in the classroom are outlined, and types of data appropriate to the medium are suggested. (RAO)

Describes a computer-managed instructional system used to formulate, print, and evaluate true-false questions for testing purposes. The design of the system and its application in medical and nuclear engineering courses in two Spanish institutions of higher learning are detailed. (RAO)

Describes the relationship of the textbook author to its illustrator and proposes that either the educational technologist, the author, or the designer begin to systematically consider illustrative strategies which will enhance learning. The attentional, explicative, and retentional roles of illustrations and the need to coordinate them are…

Briefly describes the discussion method of teaching and explains three variations of the discussion techniques--leaderless, student-led, and developmental. A rapid review of the research focuses on some of the variables that affect the results of using discussion. (RAO)

An open learning center designed to prepare students for the high school equivalency exam was developed, based on an analysis of the participation requirements of low-income adult learners. The setting, personnel, and mode of operation are discussed, and a flow chart of participant interaction is provided. (RAO)

Criterion referenced testing and methods of setting standards are presented as politically motivated rather than supporting any technological advance in education. (RAO)

Costly state assessment programs present a need for re-appraisal of their function and resulting impact on state programs and individual educational environments. (RAO)

A study of time allocation in urban primary-school settings. (RAO)

Professional educators as goal formulators are presented as the responsible agents of accountability. Norm- and criterion-referenced testing are compared and suggestions for accountability and goal development are given. (RAO)

Focuses on four aspects of the management function--the management of the organization, of information, of personnel, and of resources, i.e., time, space, and money. (RAO)

Studies in Minnesota and Maryland indicate an interaction between television and reading. Previous research cited suggests that the relationship is not exclusive. Educators should make use of such findings to support the use of technology. (Author)

Presents evidence that the sex gap in both math performance and attraction to math can be reduced by adopting classroom reward and task structures which strengthen the math performance of females without adversely affecting that of males. (Author)

Describes the Motivational Style Questionnaire, an 80-item, three-factor (locus of control, social need, and achievement motivation) instrument, designed to measure student motivation objectively. (RAO)

With the expansion of the technological revolution, the danger of dehumanization is ever present. Governmental domination of individual and social thought, coupled with economic manipulation, are areas of concern relating to basic educational philosophy. (RAO)