Planning for the Evaluation of the PLATO and TICCIT Computer-Based Instructional Systems: The Comparison of Performance for Community College Students.

Plans for the evaluation of the Time Shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Information Television System (TICCIT) and Programed Logic for Automatic Operations (PLATO) are discussed. These projects represent attempts to implement innovative curricular systems and to demonstrate the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction. Plans for the evaluation of PLATO and TICCIT emphasize the measurement of student achievement to reflect program accomplishments. The evaluation of the systems will be in the form of a comparative field study concerned with the educational impact of TICCIT and PLATO. Results from instruction with the computer curricular materials will be compared with the results from conventional instruction. (Author/BB)