CAI in three medical training courses: It was effective!

This study suggests that computer-assisted instruction (CAI) can be used effectively to increase student achievement and decrease training time for medical technologists. CAI is shown to be instructionally more effective than lecture or programmed text (PIT) in several medical training courses. CAI results in greater achievement differences at the lower aptitude level than at the middle or high levels. In contrast, CAI students accomplished objectives in significantly less time than lecture or PIT students, with time savings greatest at the high aptitude level.