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Peer reviewedGrabe, Mark – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1992
Finds that, in a multicomponent, computer-supported study environment, students using the computer study tools demonstrated a substantial performance advantage; however, they limited their activities almost exclusively to reviewing multiple-choice questions, and tended to be students with higher grade point averages who were prone to use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research
Peer reviewedTenny, John L. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1992
Describes how the computer can support the study process of students variously described as "multivariate, nonlinear thinkers,""dyslexic,""learning disabled," and "purple people." Describes features of a Macintosh program called "Inspiration" that enables easy test entry and manipulation in a graphic mode, placing emphasis on the considerable…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
