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Donahoo, Harry – Principal, 1986
Describes the success of an innercity Chicago school's computer program. The intensive computer-based curriculum has increased student's test scores at every level. Both the administrators and teachers are enthusiastic about the program's achievements. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Drills (Practice)
Smith, Richard Alan – Computing Teacher, 1988
Discusses how to examine and evaluate claims of improved academic performance in advertisements for computer-assisted instruction. Highlights include the proper use of comparison groups; types of statistical analyses; the Hawthorne effect; the interpretation of scores; interpreting graphic presentations; tests of significance; and cost…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Advertising, Comparative Analysis
