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Peer reviewedBowker, Phill – Support for Learning, 1988
The article attempts to provide a rationale for the use of computer assisted learning with handicapped and nonhandicapped students and suggests implications of computer assisted learning. Computer usage is differentiated from computer assisted learning; computer assisted learning is compared to other methods; and limitations of computer assisted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Disabilities
Download full textZollman, Alan; And Others – 1989
Two parallel studies were conducted to determine whether students' achievement in reading and/or mathematics would be affected by the use of Education Systems Corporation (ESC) Software for Chapter 1 students. Students in the experimental groups used the software twice a week during a period of one school year, with 561 Chapter 1 students in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Harckham, Laura D. – 1986
This final report presents a summary and second-year findings of a 2-year project designed to measure the effectiveness of microcomputer instruction on reading and mathematics skills, classroom behavior, general cognitive development, and problem-solving ability of 700 disabled students (ages 3-11) enrolled in four special education schools in New…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedOkolo, Cynthia M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1990
This study examined the effect of an introductory class on applications of computer-based technology, completed by nine special education majors. The course did not affect participants' attitudes toward computers or their ratings of instructional software programs but did enhance participants' self-perceived competence in using computers.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedBlackhurst, A. Edward; Lahm, Elizabeth A.; Hales, Rene M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1998
Describes and evaluates the "TopClass" educational-server software system for the delivery of university-based special-education coursework via the World Wide Web. A pilot study of the development and delivery of instructional content via TopClass found positive student reactions and indicators of student learning. Issues related to Web-based…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Disabilities
Peer reviewedMalouf, David B.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
This article discusses the integration of computers into effective instruction in special education. In search of software appropriate to the student's stage of learning, implementations are addressed in terms of warm-up, introductory activity, guided practice, independent practice, and assessment. Criteria for selection are explained and several…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
