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Download full textGuerrero, Frank; Swan, Karen – 1988
The Computer Pilot Program that was implemented in 19 New York City schools in 1986-87 was designed to investigate the efficacy of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with the at-risk student population in New York City. The goals of the program were to identify systems that were effective in increasing student attendance and achievement, and in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1982
At the request of the Curriculum Department and the Chapter I program coordinators of the Portland Public Schools, three different instructional programs were evaluated during the 1981-82 school year. (1) The Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) program provided a person-to-person structured tutorial program in reading using volunteer tutors. (2)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Evaluation
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1986
This summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TABS), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student competencies in the basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedMaclay, Connie M.; Askov, Eunice N. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Promotes the development of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) programs as a way of educating illiterate parents and nonreading adults in general. Notes several programs of this nature already in operation around the nation. Describes some nonthreatening courseware that is being used to recruit more adults into such programs. (TW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Lesgold, Alan M., Ed. – 1987
This volume marks the completion of Phase II of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) project of inquiry into the issues inherent in the introduction of new information technologies in education. It summarizes the issues discussed and the recommendations made by four working groups at an international conference, each of which…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Developed Nations
Oglesby, Cynthia Hall – 1986
This proposal for the creation of a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) laboratory in a middle school in Oklahoma City emphasizes the need for such facilities to provide remedial instruction and improve student motivation as a means of reducing the number of students in the district dropping out of school before graduation. Intended for use by…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Southeastern Regional Council for Educational Improvement, Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1984
An interpretive report of the conference "Creative Partnerships in Technology: An Open Forum," held in Atlanta, Georgia, fall 1983, is presented. The first section, "Computers and Learning," discusses the fact that the instructional capacity of the computer makes it possible to transcend the limits of the current educational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA. Center for Human Resources. – 1989
This guide was developed to help Private Industry Council members and Job Training Partnership Act Service Delivery Area directors, planners, and program managers to develop new services by providing an introduction to the elements of effective basic skills programs. The guide is organized in three major parts. Part 1 reviews the research on the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Tait, Jo, Ed.; Knight, Peter, Ed. – 1996
The development of key competencies through higher education is of increasing interest in government, industry, and academics. The contributors to this collection of research analyses and case studies focus on the competencies associated with self-motivated autonomous lifelong learning. Examining a variety of issues from a British perspective, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
