Computer-Assisted Instruction and Its Application to Air Force Civil Engineering
Computer-Assisted Instruction and Its Application to Air Force Civil Engineering

Author: Richard A. Fryer

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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This investigation reviewed literature from a variety of sources pertaining to computer assisted instruction (CAI) for two purposes. The first purpose was to compile information about CAI into a single condensed source for use by Air Force Civil Engineering educational programmers and managers. The second purpose was to examine and present information pertinent to the application of CAI to Air Force Civil Engineering. The first section introduced such subjects areas as CAI terminology, definitions, instructional methodology choice considerations, courseware development, CAI delivery mechanics, and CAI applications. The next section covered what the literature indicates about the educational impact of CAI. This section presents what the literature has to say about the effects of CAI on student achievement, the effects of CAI on instructional time, the cost effectiveness of CAI, and the hardware and software tools necessary for the educator who is contemplating CAI lesson development. The final section covered the applications of CAI to Air Force Civil Engineering instructional requirements. Actual reported CAI applications similar to Civil Engineering instructional requirements were presented. Such applications include equipment simulators for training purposes and tutorial and drill and practice for engineering fundamentals review.

Computer Assisted Instruction in Air Force Medical Training: Preliminary Findings
Computer Assisted Instruction in Air Force Medical Training: Preliminary Findings

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Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13:

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The present report documents development procedures and findings from an initial exploratory application of computer interactive instructional terminals within Air Force medical training. An experimental problem-oriented medical curriculum (POMC) constituting less than 10 percent of the total instructional hours during the first year of training was developed and administered by means of PLATO IV computer terminals. To assist informed judgment by decision-makers, preliminary information on the suitability of the POMC was required to determine if subsequent in-depth study of the comparative effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) as opposed to alternative conventional modes of instruction was warranted. The present report provides Phase I preliminary information on development procedures, implementation conditions, student reactions, lessons learned, and cost data analyzed by Air Force health care scientists.

Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences
Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences

Author: Wade H. Shafer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1461305993

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Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and disseminated by the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (CINDAS) * at Purdue University in 1 957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the activity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficial to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After five years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of all con cerned if the printing and distribution of the volumes were handled by an interna tional publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Cor poration of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. All back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 32 (thesis year 1987) a total of 12,483 theses titles from 22 Canadian and 176 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for these titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. While Volume 32 reports theses submitted in 1987, on occasion, certain univer sities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time.