The second general approach is the student-directed approach

    

in which the sequence of materials presented is altered only at



the request of the student.  Included in this approach are such



things as information retrieval and library functions, learning by



discovery and experimentation, simulation and gaming, data



reduction and conversational computing.  The machine-directed



approach has received more research attention and actual



utilization than the student-directed approach.  Machine-directed



CAI will be used in this project.





THE POTENTIAL OF COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION



    Computer-aided instruction is becoming increasingly viewed as

    

a valuable asset in the educational arena.  One of the first



educators to recognize the potential of CAI was Stolurow, who in



1969 saw it as possessing the capability to:  (1) individualize



instruction, (2) conduct educational research under controlled



conditions and at the same time collect detailed records on



student performance, and (3) assist educators in the development



of instructional materials.