A flexible approach to teaching FORTRAN
Thomas C. Richards · 1973
The demand by students from all academic disciplines to obtain a basic knowledge of a computer programming language is increasing at an exponential rate on most university campuses. The Systems Analysis Department at Miami University is currently teaching approximately eighteen sections of introductory FORTRAN programming each school year. A concerted effort is now being undertaken in an attempt to design instructional materials and methods which will allow a gross reduction in the teaching load generated by this growing demand. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the current status of this research effort at Miami University. The objective of this research is to determine if introductory FORTRAN can be taught with little or no emphasis on the lecture recitation mode of instruction. The author outlines the experimental methods he will be using in a controlled experimental approach during the coming school year.