A Guide for the Application of Performance-Structure Oriented CAI in Naval Training: A Working Paper

Considerations and procedures for applying performance-structure oriented CAI in Naval training are described, in terms of a general diagram of the necessary elements in a CAI system. The fundamental objective is to lead the student to develop his own cognitive structures that will serve him for generating the surface structures of tasks. The instructional system must accomplish this by scheduling a suitable sequence for each student. The developmental steps, from job task-structure analyses to computer programs, are described. Examples of instructional flowcharts, programmer's flowcharts, and data encoding procedures used in the development of the RIO trainer are presented.