Research and development activities during 1971 of the Computer Assisted Instruction Center at Florida State University are summarized in this report. Discussions of activities are grouped under sponsorship categories: the research areas and project efforts which are described under the sponsorship category of the Office of Naval Research are organized according to subject areas, such as learner strategies, training strategies, validation strategies, and computer systems strategies. Abstracts of 1971 Center publications are also included in this section. Eight federally funded projects are reported on and the Center's current graduate program is briefly described. An overview of the Center's Division of Instructional Research and Service Sponsored Activities is presented, followed by an outline of Center personnel and equipment. Appended are a list of all 1971 Center publications and demonstrations. (SH)