This article describes the process involved in creating a computer-assisted course in introductory psychology. Brief overviews of facilities and hardware acquisition, software development, and research and development issues provide a skeletal guide for instructors thinking about computer-assisted instruction for their own classes. A guiding educational model was central to successful implementation of this project.
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