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Training the Economically-Disadvantaged via Computer Assisted Instruction: An Experiment by Chrysler Learning, Inc.
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Ntiri, Daphne Williams – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1981
Describes an experimental program in which computer-assisted instruction (CAI) was utilized by Chrysler Learning as a means for training disadvantaged youth in basic academic areas within given time periods. A comparison of two groups--one trained using CAI, the other trained without CAI--is presented. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth
Predicting Grades of College Freshmen: Disadvantaged and Regular.
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Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated the prediction of grade point average (GPA) for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the effectiveness, in terms of GPA, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square analyses related…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth
Predicting Attrition/Persistence of College Freshmen: Disadvantaged and Regular.
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Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated (1) the prediction of attrition/persistence for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and (2) the effectiveness, in terms of attrition/persistence, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen