The Development of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) Materials for Teaching and Testing Mental Health Social Work in Great Britain:

While the use of computer assisted learning (CAL) along with the techniques of fixed-format testing are fairly well established in the United States, they are only recently finding their way into general use in the United Kingdom. The authors review their progress in introducting CAL to the British social work education scene. Since 1983 they havce developed a number of programmes for teaching and testing mental health. They have applied these programmes under controlled conditions, investigating variouis aspects of CAL in respect of both student preference and performance. The results have been generally favourable to date and point the way for continued work.