Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1979

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the success of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) programs in selected colleges and universities. Related questions of interest were posed and answered: What are the greatest problems or obstacles encountered in establishing a CAI program? What incentives are offered to faculty members who develop CAI curriculum materials? Do programs stand better chances for success when initiated by top level administrators? Are faculty attitudes deemed important factors in successful implementation? The study concluded with several recommendations, two of which follow: (1) A national coordinating agency for instructional computing should be established; and (2) college and university administrators should implement computer literacy courses and require them of all students. It was also recommended that future researchers might determine the following: (1) The nature of computer literacy courses in a sampling of schools and the value of the courses in the lives of recent graduates, and (2) if extensive instructional computing facilities in a college or university help attract outstanding students and faculty members.

Extent

155 p.

Comments

Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1979.|Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1979.

Identifier

FADT11737

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