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==Origins==
During the 1960s various projects in the US and the UK using [[mainframe]] and [[minicomputer]]s began to develop the field of [[E-Learning|Computer Aided Learning]] and there was much debate about its value and effectiveness.<ref>Annett J. and Duke J., 1970, Proceedings of a Seminar on Computer Based Learning Systems, London:NCET</ref> The National Council for Educational Technology produced advice to government in 1969 to run a national development programme to explore the value of these approaches.<ref>NCET, 1969, Computer Based Learning, A Programme for Action, London: National Council for Educational Technology</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edtechhistory.org.uk/history/the_1960s/orig_NCET.html |title=1967 - The first NCET|date=October 9, 2014|first=Peter|last=Avis|access-date=2014-10-25 |archive-date=2016-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215100522/http://www.edtechhistory.org.uk/history/the_1960s/orig_NCET.html |url-status=
The [[Department for Education and Science]] (DES) announced in 1972 the approval by then Secretary of State [[Margaret Thatcher]] of a "national development programme in computer assisted learning."<ref>Sheridan, G. (1972) 'Go ask the computer' The Guardian Jun 20, 1972</ref> Following the announcement of the programme, the post of director was advertised and Richard Hooper was selected.
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* Computer Based Learning Project on [[Applied Statistics]] for Social Science, [[Leeds University]] - Director: J.R. Hartley
* Computer Assisted Learning in Engineering Sciences Director: Dr. P.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering, Computer Assisted Teaching Unit, [[Queen Mary College]].
* Computer Assisted Learning in Chemistry Director: Dr. P.B. Ayscough Dept. of [[Physical chemistry|Physical Chemistry]], The University of Leeds.
* Computers in the Undergraduate Science Curriculum Director: Dr. I. McKenzie, [[University College London]]
* Hertfordshire Computer Managed Mathematics in Schools Director: Dr. W.Tagg, Advisory Unit for Computer Based Education
==Evaluation==
NDPCAL set up two independent evaluations: an [[educational evaluation]] carried out by the [[University of East Anglia]] and a financial evaluation by [[KPMG|Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co]].
The Educational Evaluation, UNCAL (Understanding Computer Assisted Learning) was carried out over a period of three years evaluation project and reported findings about CAL in general. Its findings echo many of the later findings of the effectiveness of [[e-learning]] :<ref>MacDonald B., 1977, The Educational Evaluation of NDPCAL, British Journal of Educational Technology, 8-3 p176-189.</ref>
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