REPDRT : SYSTEMS AND 3Y3rENIZATION IN LN3TRDCTI) N Systems Sy5te ; tion in Instruction A Historical Perspective Laurin Bart h Department of pater 3cianc a New Maxi :) State Da ivarsit y Las Cruces, NM 8801 3 While the systems approach--the la-sign and integration of a collectio n of machines and people to achieve a goal--has only been active for abou t twenty years, its future impact an the field of education should be of te a order of magnitele of its present impact on other areas of society . E3icational institutions, as transmittars and coaservers of society' s knowledge and values, have been slow to accept the revolutionary idea s inherent in the realization of a aachila, the coaputer, which can expan d man's mental powers and in the cybernetic concepts of communication 11 i control which have simuLtaneausly developed . Still, if education is a reflection of society, this impact will be felt . Combining the power of th e modern computer, the experimental approach of science and the emergin g concepts of information, communication mal coatral systems seem to hol d great promise for the improvement of instruction . Present limite d applications of technology
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