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A Brief Description of the Purposes and Concepts of the Coursewriter II Preprocessor. System Memo Number Four.

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Title: A Brief Description of the Purposes and Concepts of the Coursewriter II Preprocessor. System Memo Number Four.
Authors: Mitchell, Ron, Conner Michael, Texas Univ., Austin. Computer-Assisted Instruction Lab.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 1971
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Curriculum Development, Laboratory Manuals, Programing Languages
Abstract: A brief description of the Coursewriter II preprocessor is provided. This preprocessor, a program written in FORTRAN IV on the CDC 6600 computer, is designed to reduce the repetition of effort that takes place from the time of the author's conception of a course to the time of its availability for on-line student instruction. The programer deals mainly with two types of information: 1) control logic or course structure information, and 2) content information. The preprocessor enables the programer to deal with the latter of these in a more natural way than Coursewriter II allows. The effectiveness of the preprocessor is currently being evaluated by using it to implement a 1500 Coursewriter II precalculus math course. (CH)
Entry Date: 1974
Accession Number: ED084881
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:A brief description of the Coursewriter II preprocessor is provided. This preprocessor, a program written in FORTRAN IV on the CDC 6600 computer, is designed to reduce the repetition of effort that takes place from the time of the author's conception of a course to the time of its availability for on-line student instruction. The programer deals mainly with two types of information: 1) control logic or course structure information, and 2) content information. The preprocessor enables the programer to deal with the latter of these in a more natural way than Coursewriter II allows. The effectiveness of the preprocessor is currently being evaluated by using it to implement a 1500 Coursewriter II precalculus math course. (CH)