A COMPUTER-BASED PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION COURSE IN APPLIEDBEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Microcomputer laboratories are becoming more common in psychology depa rtments because they provide an alternative instructional medium and a resource to help combat decreasing funding and increasing student:tea cher ratios. By using microcomputers to perform the testing, we were a ble to conduct a Personalized System of Instruction course for 51 stud ents, without the five proctors that would normally be required. Stude nts had low rates of procrastination and positive attitudes toward the course, and none of the students dropped out. This paper describes ho w the course was organized and the hardware and software employed. Dif ficulties arising in the course and how they might be overcome are als o discussed.