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Emergent Literacy Skills of Preschool Students with Autism: A Comparison of Teacher-Led and Computer-Assisted Instruction
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Travers, Jason C.; Higgins, Kyle; Pierce, Tom; Boone, Randall; Miller, Susan; Tandy, Richard – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Children with autism are at-risk for poor literacy outcomes and have the right to learn literacy skills. Despite this, students with autism often may be perceived as not ready for literacy instruction. This study focused on teaching alphabet skills to young children with autism. Two instructional conditions were compared, traditional teacher-led…
Descriptors: Autism, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Preschool Children
Hypertext: A New Vehicle for Computer Use in Reading Instruction.
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Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1990
This article describes the development of hypertext and hypermedia as educational software programs with potential for use in reading instruction. The ability of hypertext to challenge reading students with enhanced surface structures, enhanced syntactic and semantic structures, and enhanced deep meaning structures is explained, and several…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypermedia
Hypermedia Basal Readers: Three Years of School-Based Research.
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Boone, Randall; Higgins, Kyle – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1993
This 3-year longitudinal study used hypermedia computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to provide individualized reading instruction for approximately 300 students in grades K-3. The software provided reading lessons in a hypermedia format designed as supplementary material for a basal reader series. The low ability subjects achieved significantly…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypermedia, Longitudinal Studies
Hypertext Computer Study Guides and the Social Studies Achievement of Students with Learning Disabilities, Remedial Students, and Regular Education Students.
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Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Two studies were conducted to design and field-test hypertext computer study guides with 40 ninth grade students (10 with learning disabilities, 15 remedial, and 15 regular education). Findings indicated the computer study guide treatment was as effective as the lecture method; posttest scores and retention test scores were higher for the computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, History Instruction, Hypermedia
Increasing Access to Teacher Preparation: The Effectiveness of Traditional Instructional Methods in an Online Learning Environment.
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Smith, Steven Bradford; Smith, Sean Joseph; Boone, Randall – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2000
This study compared the effectiveness of online instruction and traditional classroom instruction with 58 preservice education students in a course on educational technology integration using three traditional instructional methods: lecture, guided instruction, and collaborative discussion. Student academic outcomes were the same in both online…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Hypermedia Computer Study Guides for Social Studies: Adapting a Canadian History Text.
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Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall – Social Education, 1992
Presents study results adapting a social studies textbook to hypermedia format. Discusses study guides intended to increase the amount of instructional time for students, create a system offering curriculum enhancement and access, and decrease demands on teacher time. Concludes that hypermedia is as effective as lecture, especially for remedial…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Research, History Instruction