CAI (Computer-Aided Instruction) Evaluation Checklist: Human Factors Guidelines for the Design of Computer Aided Instruction

摘要

The Naval Training Systems Center is conducting research to produce human factors guidelines for the design and evaluation of computer-based training systems. The first product of this research effort, reported here, is a set of draft guidelines, with accompanying references, for the design of CAI. These guidelines were derived from literature reviews, existing guidelines and standards, and empirical and theoretical research pertaining to CAI and the UCI. Special attention has been given to information-processing theory which focuses on the cognitive demands placed upon an operator of a computer system. The guidelines presented in this report are organized aaccording to a set of human-computer dialogue principles proposed by Williges and Williges (1984) and are formated as the CAI Evaluation Checklist. The checklist format was chosen to examine its potential for evaluating the interaction of as student with a computer. Additional research will be conducted to validate the instrument's ability to predict the training effectiveness of CAI. Future research will examine the checklist's ability to measure the quality of CAI courseware and hardware, in terms of how well a system displays information, how easy it is for students to operate a system, and how well athe CAI capitalizes on the advantages of the computer as a training medium.