Date of Award

12-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

Charles R. Fenno, PhD

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) tutorial that would address basic grammatical concepts. The research consisted of four phases. The first phase was a review of applicable CAI literature, including theories, instructional and programming techniques, and previous research findings. The second phase was a survey of communication professors to determine the grammatical errors commonly committed by students. The third phase involved development of the tutorial content and the program software. The resulting tutorial presents basic grammar in terms of the three building elements of language (words, phrases, clauses) and the five functions they perform (naming, showing action/condition/state, modifying, connecting, adding filler) to create sentences. The program software, written in Turbo Pascal, employs a hypertext environment for its computer-user interface. The final phase was a preliminary field test of the program to evaluate its execution and hypertext interface. The project resulted in a functional, stand-alone CAI tutorial that addresses basic grammatical concepts. The hypertext program code can be used to creat and display any hypertext document. The study recommends that further research be conducted to broaden the scope of the tutorial and to evaluate its effectiveness as an instructional tool.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GIR-LSR-91D-10

DTIC Accession Number

ADA244181

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

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