ABSTRACT
In 1971 the National Science Foundation contracted with the MITRE Corporation (MIT Research Corporation) for the production of an experimental system to test the computer-assisted delivery of information and instruction to homes: the TICCIT system—an acronym for “Time-shared, Interactive, Computer-Controlled Information/Instructional Television.” The theoretical design challenge was that the instructional component of TICCIT had to be learner-controlled. There was at the time no fully-functional precedent for such a system. The TICCIT system design produced instruction that adapted moment-by-moment to the choices of the learner. This report details the innovative approach that led to successfully meeting this challenge and the innovations that made it possible.
