John Kemeny, 60, mathematician

I believe that education will continue to be one of the important areas for computer applications. I have, however, two major preju­dices предубеждения against computer-aided education. They are, first, that the computer is a very expensive substitute for a book, and, second, that it is a very poor substitute for a teacher. It is much more sensible благоразумно to

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let students read a page, or better a chapter, of a book on their own and then go to the computer terminal to be drilled or tested. CAI programs are most effective for rote learning обучение прямым запоминанием фактов and mechanical drill подготовка.