System Performance and Student Evaluation in a Complex Computer-Based Procedural Training Program.

摘要

The report deals with the problems of adapting a large-scale general computer aided instruction system (PLATO) for use in a very specific application. First the restrictions placed upon specific programs that use external input devices are discussed both in terms of the hardware and the software. Second, the effects of the use of such programs on system performance are discussed. However, because limited use of these programs is likely to be permitted for development purposes and for small numbers of people, their continued development is important. The educational implications of the successful use of the holding pattern program is discussed in light of economy of use and effectiveness of training. Mention is made of the radical approach used in the holding pattern program in terms of the 'learning by doing' philosophy. Finally, the role of this type of program in the development of correct mental representations of the task is discussed.