This text is ideal for anyone who needs to produce, use or evaluate effective CAI learning materials. It offers up-to-date, easy to understand coverage of applications, instructional design, programming and authoring techniques, screen design etc.
Part One: Introduction to computer-aided instruction. CAI: an overview and historical perspective. Applications of CAI. Part Two: Instructional design for CAI. The basics of instructional design for CAI stage 2: Planning the instructional treatment. Instructional design for CAI stage 3: evaluation. Part Three: Screen design for CAI. The basics of screen design for CAI. Planning CAI menus, text screens and visuals. Part Four: Expanding the power of CAI. Making CAI lessons interactive and personal. Using the new technologies with CAI. Part Five: Putting the lesson into computer form. Programming languages and systems for CAI. Hypertext/Hypermedia. Using integrated software as a CAI authoring tool. Part Six: Writing effective documentation for CAI. Planning and organizing the documentation. Writing style and finalizing the user manual. Part Seven: Conclusion. The status and future of CAI. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Glossary. References.
