REPORTS SIMULATION USES OF THE COMPUTER IN SECONDARY EDUCATION Ludwig Braun Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn There are two major questions which should be asked by the educator when he considers introducing the digital computer into his curriculum: i) In what ways can my students benefit from the availability of the computer? 2) Can I afford the cost of the machine? I should like to address myself primarily to the first question; however, the existence of the second question should not be ignored. Indeed, if the answer to it is "no," the first question has only academic interest! Because of the recent emergence of small time-sharing machines, stand-alone mini-computers, and it is possible to provide computer access from an for prices in the in-house machine, or from one of many service bureaus, range of $2 - $7 per terminal hour, depending upon the numbers of "bells and whistles," and the size of the support staff. It appears reasonably likely that these costs will go down by a factor of two within the next five years. Cost Considerations Most people see the major role of the computer as providing a way of achieving individualization of instruction through a one-to-one dialogue
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Simulation uses of the computer in secondary education
Braun, Ludwig
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Association for Computing Machinery – Apr 1, 1971
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