Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 1985. / Title from PDF t.p.

Computer networks have become increasingly popular over the last ten years. A simple low cost Mini Apple Network that uses Apple II plus computers and Apple's Parallel Interface Cards, is presented here. The Mini Apple Network is driven by PIC DRIVER, a software program that is able to transmit an Applesoft array variable from one computer to another. Three application programs are presented. A comparison is made of the gain in execution time when one, two, and three computers are used to solve the same problem, namely Laplace's partial differential equation. An increase in gain was obtained when the number of computers was increased from one to three. This gain, however, was not ideal, due to the overheard associated with transmitting the data.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an especially designed small-stepped treatment program utilizing the Apple II microcomputer on the graphic output of eight chronically aphasic adults. The subjects manifested moderate/ severe to severe communicative impairment as determined by performance on the Aphasic Language Performance Scales (ALPS) (Keenan and Brassell, 1974) and were receiving management at the Communicative disorders Clinic at the University of Central Florida. Pretreatment status of each subject was measured via a visual and hearing screening. In addition, the Aphasia Language Performance Scales were administered as an indicant of overall communicative ability. Spelling proficiency was measured via a written spelling test. Each subject then initiated a ten-session (one-half hour twice weekly) treatment program. Treatment objective progressed in increasingly complex small steps from prelinguistic (letter-matching) through linguistic (spelling single words) levels. The Apple II microcomputer was utilized in the areas of stimulus presentation, response contingency, and data keeping. Subsequent to the completion of the treatment condition, the Aphasia Language Performance Scales (Keenan and Brassell, 1974) and the written spelling test were readministered to each subject. Pretreatment and post-treatment scores were subjected to statistic analysis. Findings indicated a significant correlation between pretreatment scores on the Aphasia Language Performance Scales (Keenan and Brassell, 1974). Significant changes were observed in pretreatment and post-treatment written spelling test scores with evidence that skills learned on the computer keyboard transferred to manual writing. The implications of the results of this study were discussed within the framework of future treatment and research in the area of aphasia.

This creative project has presented a computer-aided instruction game which teaches English past tense and past participle verb forms to students of English as a Second Language (ESL). The game portrays a graphics display of the learner facing a green, sharp-toothed creature.learner cannot accurately and consistently produce past and participle forms of randomly selected verbs, the display of the creature devours the learner's display. If the learner cannot accurately and consistently produce past tense of the creature devours the learner’s display. If the learner successfully produces such forms, the opposite happens; the learner’s display swallows the green monster. The game is entitled Monster.Programmed in Applesoft Basic, Monster includes review sections on English verbs. It also includes an auxiliary program to read student scores.

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