The Improvement and Individualization of Computer-Assisted Instruction
Abstract
The report summarizes research on the improvement and individualization of instruction, with reference to a theoretical framework of optimization, and specific applications in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Two projects involved the acquisition of foreign-language vocabulary items. Experiments with Spanish and Russian items showed that the method could be a powerful aid in building and retaining a large vocabulary of foreign words. Two CAI courses in computer programming were developed. The first provided instruction and practice in the Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue (AID) language, and was used to investigate various optimization and individualization techniques, on the level of single problems as well as over entire lessons. The BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) was developed as a vehicle for CAI research in optimal selection of instructional material by means of an internally stored curriculum description and a model reflecting the student's changing state of knowledge. Each project is discussed briefly, with references to the publications that describe the research in detail.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 15, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA015702
Entities
People
- Avron Barr
- Dexter Fletcher
- Marian Beard
- Richard C. Atkinson
Organizations
- Stanford University