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Computer-Based Basic Skills Instruction in a CETA Funded Project: A Case Study.

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Caldwell, Robert M.; Hedl, John J., Jr. – Urban Review, 1984

Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth

A Comparison of Using Computer-Based Education to Teach Literacy and Numeracy Skills to CETA and Non-CETA Participants Enrolled in Programs of Adult Basic Education.

Caldwell, Robert M. – 1980

A Dallas County consortium study investigated use of the Control Data Basic Skills Learning System (computer-based education) as a means for providing a comprehensive, high quality program of individualized instruction in reading, mathematics, and language arts. It also examined issues related to the motivation of students whose training was…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis