Describes a system which makes postsecondary education courses available to individuals throughout Oklahoma. The Talkback Television System (TBTV) uses broadcast time and two-way telephone hook-ups to reach 62 locations statewide. (MER)

Discusses the use of a microprocessor to record, retrieve, edit, and utilize grade formulas for students at the University of Virginia. (MER)

Describes research conducted at the University of Texas that designed, programed, tested, and evaluted three CAI (computer-assisted instruction) modules for stimulating rhetorical invention within the freshman English composition setting. Experimental procedures, findings, and implications are discussed. (Author/JD)

Reports a study that investigated the interactions of selected learner aptitudes and two instructional treatments, the lecture method and a videotaped presentation. Learner aptitudes utilized in the study involved measures of seven cognitive factors, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, and the college grade point average (GPA). (Author)

Reports findings of a research project in Israel that utilized drill exercises on a classroom computer terminal to improve the attitudes and grades of 10th-grade algebra students who had received low grades in mathematics and the natural sciences. Educational aspects, methods, and materials are described. (JD)

Describes technical assistance (TA) and advocates that institutions of higher education provide TA, notably through teacher education programs, to local school districts. Article discusses the TA process and provides a planning guide for establishing a local TA program. (Author/JD)

Briefly summarizes the applications and implications of computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and computer-based resource units. Other computer applications and research are discussed. (JD)

Presents a 3-phase model (content research, specification, delivery) for instructional development-operations research and describes its application in developing courses in zoology, geology, and paleontology. (MER)

Resource room teachers, special educators, and regular education teachers participated in a federally funded inservice training program designed to analyze teacher needs related to instructional aspects of the Individual Education Program (IEP). (MER)

Gives an overview of the development of educational technology in Japan evident in the increase of publications, the diffusion of technological innovations, and the organization of research pertaining to the field. (Author/MER)

Describes an index for the evaluation of a media product. A pretest measure of an aspect of the product is taken, the audience is exposed to the product, a posttest measure is taken, and the index is computed as a ratio of the difference scores to the total change possible. (MER)

Describes a self-paced precalculus program at the University of Florida which encourages students to attend classroom sessions, structure time, and implement and meet deadlines. Tutors trained in the philosophy and techniques of self-paced instruction are used to help students. (Author/MER)

Examines the role of power and achievement motivation in the success of innovation dissemination, and suggests new ways of utilizing motive drives to assist in the adoption of change. (Author)

Presents specific guidelines for designing instructional programs that will be delivered on microcomputers so that these programs will use the capacity of the microcomputer system in a way that will develop in learners a range of cognitive skills and help learners to evolve useful learning strategies. (Author)

Discusses whether educational technology has kept pace with recent developments in the related fields of psychology and communication science. Addressed are several areas in cognitive psychology: the process of selective perception, semantic encoding, the effects of previous learning, and the influence of metacognitlon. (RAO)