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Peer reviewedTaylor, James C.; And Others – Distance Education, 1986
Describes a study which examined relationships between academic persistence and turn-around time, feedback interval, and contacts between student and institution beyond assignment submissions at Allama Iqbal Open University, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Open Learning Institute of British Columbia, Tasmanian State Institute of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cross Cultural Studies, Distance Education, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedGeller, Daniel M.; Shugoll, Mark – AEDS Journal, 1985
Describes a study which assessed impact of computer assisted instruction on reading and mathematics achievement of disadvantaged youths participating in US Department of Labor's Job Corps, a federal vocational and educational program. Greater reading achievement gains but no statistically significant mathematics gains were found in experimental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, Individualized Education Programs
