ABSTRACT
Cassette tapes are cheap, and they offer a greater compactness and more foolproof method of recording than any other recording device available. The average cassette recorder weighs a mere three pounds and is thus highly portable. Of the eight instructors assigned to teach the course, several also taught other courses, and all had at least four semesters of experience in teaching composition. All instructors cassette graded the Minor Report at the midpoint of the course. Individual techniques in actual practice varied as instructors attempted to develop a system best suited to themselves, and nearly everyone experienced the predictable difficulties encountered in working with a new medium. Instructors also cassette critiqued the 3000-word Major Reports and significantly reported an average grading time of forty minutes. Modest pilot programs may be set up cheaply. With increasing interest in cassette recorders, a quick survey will probably show a considerable availability of both recorders and cassettes.
