Richard_C._Atkinson



Webpage: http://rca.ucsd.edu/ " He developed one of the first computer-controlled systems for instruction, which served as a prototype for the commercial development of computer-assisted instruction. Reading instruction under computer control for young school children has been an important application of his work. He was co-founder of the Computer Curriculum Corporation. " From extended biography: " The scope and significance of his research achievements in the field of psychology were recognized by the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 1977. According to the citation, Atkinson earned this recognition “For combining classical methods of mathematics with emerging techniques of computer science, the best traditions of experimental psychology with new concepts of information processing, in the advancement of psychological theory and its applications. His long-term collaboration with Patrick Suppes yielded among its fruits the first extensive application of learning theory to multiperson interactions. With Richard M. Shiffrin, Atkinson developed the model that has set the pace for research on human short-term memory; with James Juola and others he developed an almost equally influential family of models for recognition and search processes. And on a quite different tack, Atkinson anticipated current demands for „relevance‟ with his pioneering contributions to computer-assisted instruction and optimization of learning.” UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 (858) 822-3979 Copyright ©2012 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_C._Atkinson

" Selected Scientific Papers: http://rca.ucsd.edu/selected-humanmemory.asp "

CAI Related Papers: (1966-78): http://rca.ucsd.edu/selected-CAI.asp

Reference papers for further details of CAI: 1. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/25814/0000377.pdf?sequence=1


 * //Effectiveness of Computer-Based Education in Elementary Schools James A. Kulik, Chen-Lin C. Kulik, and Robert L. Bangert-Drowns UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN//**


 * Abstract-**-A meta-analysis of 32 comparative studies showed that computer-based education has generally had positive effects on the achievement of elementary school pupils. These effects have been different, however, for programs of @line computer-managed instruction (CMI) and for interactive computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The average effect in 28 studies of CAI programs was an increase in pupil achievement scores of O. 47 standard deviations, or from the 50th to the 68th percentile. The average effect in four studies of CMI programs, however, was an increase in scores of only O. 07 standard deviations. Study features were not significantly related to study outcomes.

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