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Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1989
The purpose of the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) is to establish a saturated computer environment both to supplement conventional instruction with computer-based instruction and to teach applicants skills to facilitate performance of school tasks. Seemingly, the most powerful intervention is the pairing of each student with a personal tutor.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Yale, David C. – 1985
A computerized testing system was installed on an experimental basis at the Basic Electricity and Electronics School of the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The system consisted of a network of IBM Personal Computers running a slightly modified version of the commercially available MicroCAT Testing System. It was configured to fit transparently…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction

Clouse, R. Wilburn – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Describes a follow-up study that examined results of adopting the Teaching and Learning with Computers approach in a small rural school district. Use of the Jostens Learning Corporation integrated curriculum is explained, and evaluations of Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills results that show changes in scale scores and comparisons with national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design
Phillips, Jeanne; Soule', Helen – 1992
This study assessed whether or not classroom-based micro-computer applications can help improve students' performance on standardized tests, and which subject areas such programs are most effective in for fourth graders in two Mississippi schools. The Teaching and Learning with Computers (TLC) program placed a local area network in the school with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction

Atwater, Jay – 1991
Two Computers Unlimited elementary magnet schools have completed their first year of operation as part of the Long-Range Magnet School Plan in the Kansas City School District. The curriculum for the Computers Unlimited theme emphasizes basic skills, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. This formative evaluation report addresses the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Critical Thinking
Helgeson, Stanley L. – 1992
This keynote address reported on the current state of science education in three areas: curriculum development, attitudes toward science, and assessment in science. Three major projects in science curriculum reform were the focus of the section on curriculum development: (1) Project 2061; (2) Scope, Sequence, and Coordination; and (3) Earth…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing