Introduction of Computer Assisted Instruction and Microcomputer Based Laboratories in the Sciences

梅维尔州立大学是一所服务于农村地区的小型大学。受影响的大学生中有34%是职前教师。该要求主要用于与跨学科通识教育科学课程相关的实验室的计算机工作站和探针。此外，该设备将用于基于学科的科学实验室。我们希望我们的学生精通电脑；培养批判性思维和解决问题的能力；并对科学有一个全面的认识。大约三分之一的学生最初将受到影响，最终所有学生都将从改进的技术中受益。项目结果将在互联网上和两份出版物的文章中传播。研讨会将为地区高中教师和学生举办，以展示多媒体在课堂上的潜力。学生将完成一份调查工具来评估这个项目的有效性。

Mayville State University is a small university serving a rural area. Thirty-four percent of the college students impacted are preservice teachers. The request is for computer workstations and probes for use primarily in laboratories associated with an interdisciplinary general education science course. In addition the equipment will be used in discipline-based science laboratories. We want our students to be computer literate; to achieve competency in critical thinking and problem solving skills; and to gain a comprehensive view of the sciences. Approximately one-third of the student population will be affected initially, and ultimately all of the student body will benefit from the improved technology. Program results will be disseminated on the internet and in articles for two publications. Workshops will be held for area high school teachers and students to demonstrate the potential of multimedia in the classroom. A survey instrument will be completed by the students to evaluate the effectiveness of this project.