Development and Implementation of a Computer Managed Instruction System in Graduate Training

continued The components of the CMI logic included diagnostic testing, remediation, data collection, and record keeping. The CMI system presented no direct instruction; a study guide, independent of the computer, directed the students to textbooks and other printed materials. The CMI system gave a. test after each unit of instruction and provided remedial information based on test responses, All components were programmed on an IBM 1500 Instructional System, A systems approach was used to develop instructional material used with the CMI system, A conventionally taught course on the systematic design of instructional materials was task analyzed, and behavioral objectives were written for the specific tasks (units). Test items consistent with ehe objectives were written and entered into the computer. The student received a study guide containing a task description, behavioral objectives, and relevant references for each unit. At the computer terminal, he received the test for each unit and remedial information if he failed to meet criterion. If a written product was required for a unit, he also received the criteria for judging the accuracy of that product. The student then chose the next unit to study, bid on that unit, and was signed off. The two experimental variables used in the study were student choice of the unit sequence versus computer presented set-sequence, and computerfacilitated evaluation of the written product versus instructor-evaluation. Extensive appendices present examples of the materials described in the dissertation, such as behavioral objectives, test items, bibliography, evaluation instruments, questionnaires, and BID procedures. The course, Techniques of Programmed Instruction, was run by CMI in the Fall of 1969 at the Florida State University, with 59 graduate students. The students worked at their own pace by scheduling time on the computer terminal within. predetermined hours. The students tended to seek aid from the teaching assistants and fellow students rather than from the course professor. The results indicated that the CMI students performed as well as students taught the previous year by conventional class-lecture methods. The group of students who chose their own sequence tended to perform better than the set-sequenced group on the midterm test and final product evaluation. They also had higher attitude scores toward CMI and took less time on the terminal. However, none of these differences were statistically significant. Developmental costs included acquisition of references and instructional materials, and development and implementation of the CMI logic. This cost was $9,297.00. Costs of operating the course, for terminal time and personnel, were $3,074.00, which is much lower than the costs of a comparable traditionally taught class, Future use of the interactive, terminal-oriented CMI system developed in this study extends to the development of similar courses which can be evaluated in an equivalent manner, as well as to further studies of the effectiveness of this course. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALiX, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT, POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTER-MANAGED INSTRUCTION SYSTEM IN GRADUATE TRAINING Nancy K. Hagerty Tech Report No. June 30, 1970 Projecc NR 154-280 Sponsoted by Personnel & Training Research P:,:ograms Psychological Scien.Qs Division Office of Naval Research Washington, D.C. Contract No. N00014-68-A-0494 This document has been approved for public release and sale; its distribution is unlimited. Reproduction in Whole or in Part is Permitted for any Purpose of the United States Government. ABSTRACT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTER-MANAGED INSTRUCTION SYSTEM IN GRADUATE TRAINING (Publication No.DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTER-MANAGED INSTRUCTION SYSTEM IN GRADUATE TRAINING (Publication No. Nancy K. Hagerty, Ph.D. The Florida State University, 1970 Major Professor: Walter Dick The primary objective of this study was to test the feasibility of developing and implementing a graduate level course by computer managed instruction (CMI). Various approaches to both the management and individualization of instruction were studied. The instructional logic included a motivational game in which the student bid points on his estimate of how well he could perform on a unit test. The investigation of CMI using student-terminal interaction was motivated by the high cost of conventional computer-assisted instruction. This approach minimized student terminal time, yet incorporated the best aspects of CAI, namely the individualized pursuit of goals, self-pacing and immediate feedback, with automatic record-