A Review of Hardware and Software Technology Included Within the Electronic Information Delivery System (EIDS)
Abstract
For this report, the Electronic Information Delivery System (EIDS) hardware and its associated software, Authoring Software Systems of Interactive Simulation and Training (ASSIST), were examined. The purpose of the examination was to produce EIDS supplementary documentation with the associated EIDS storybook records. EIDS, with its integral video-disc player and branching capacity, is a medium capable of presenting learning tasks that span the continuum--from concrete to abstract. However, the EIDS ASSIST does not provide complete examples or program demonstrations. Without additional assistance, the user's initial experience with EIDS is cumbersome at best. Current documentation needs complete examples (paper and program) that include the full complement of media and programming functions available. The examples should demonstrate the production of tests that include fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions and questions with several correct responses. A thoroughly tested example with feedback will provide the user with an experience of the interactive capabilities of EIDS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA243826
Entities
People
- Jerrel K. Yates
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute