The use of the computer as instruction and management tool to guide students in their learning process, to counteract the insufficiency of traditional teaching methods, and to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction is known as Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI). This article introduces the trends of CAI development in hardware, curriculum design and software (or courseware) since 1984, and concludes with some recommedations for CAI development in the Republic of China in accordance with its actual situation.
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教育資料與圖書館學=Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences 24(2),頁156-184