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Computerized education is an education method that relies on electronic computers to teach, organize and manage teaching, as well as tutorial learning and simulation experiments.

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Computerized education is an education method that relies on electronic computers to teach, organize and manage teaching, as well as tutorial learning and simulation experiments.

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Computerized education

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Relying on computers to carry out activities such as teaching, organizing and managing teaching, tutorial learning and simulation experiments. In 1958, the American International Business Machines Corporation used the IBM650 computer-based teaching system to teach binary arithmetic to elementary school students for the first time. Since then, various types of computer education systems have emerged. According to functions, it can be divided into: computer-managed instruction (CMI), computer-assisted instruction (CAI), computer-assisted testing (CAT) and computer simulation experiments. ; According to the size of the host used, it can be divided into: large, medium and small, micro and personal. There are more than 100 terminals in large computer education systems, some with more than a thousand; 10 to 100 terminals in small and medium computer education systems; no more than 10 terminals in microcomputer teaching systems; The system has no multi-terminal function and is only for personal use. Large-, medium-, and small-scale education systems generally have multiple educational functions described above. For example, the CBE Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana began developing a computer education system called PLATO in 1960, which is the largest large-scale CBE system in the world. With the cooperation of Control Data Corporation (CDC), this system has cost $ 12 million after 20 years of effort and has developed into a PLATO-IV type. The system host includes two large computers (one each of CDC-cyber-73-24 and CDC-6500), which are connected to 1,100 terminals via a data communication network. These terminals are located in 200 regions across major U.S. cities and several foreign cities. On the campus of this university, there are 300 terminals for teachers and students. In the PLATO- system, about 7000 teaching materials of 150 majors have been stored, covering a wide range of subjects such as mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geography, history, language, psychology, etc., as well as law, Germany, Chinese, More than 10 foreign language courses including Japanese. It can provide 10 million people with one teaching hour per year, which is equivalent to one year of a four-year college with 24,000 students. The teaching function of this CBE system is very strong, it can conduct lectures and answer questions, quizzes and scoring, record and analysis of grades, arrange and check assignments, etc., and can help teachers find materials, assist in drawing, and provide efficient assistance for writing and revising teaching materials Editorial means. Now this CBE system is developing into PLATO- type, and there are many improvements and enhancements in system functions.

Miniature teaching systems and personal teaching systems generally have fewer teaching functions or even single functions. The personal system is small in size and easy to carry. It can be used independently or connected to other large and medium-sized systems as a terminal. Currently popular personal teaching systems, such as the Apple-II system, are very popular.