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Effectiveness of Computer Application to Instruction with Mildly Handicapped Learners: A Review.
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Lieber, Joan; Semmel, Melvyn I. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1985
The review examines evidence on relationships between computer use and achievement in elementary aged mildly handicapped students. Evidence indicates that the computer effectively augments teacher instruction, but that its effectiveness as a teacher substitute is less evident. A new research paradigm is needed that focuses on interaction between…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Elementary Education, Mild Disabilities
The Effectiveness of the Instructional Use of Computers for Students with Mild Learning Problems: A Review of the Literature and Research.
Crosby, Helen Mae – 1983
The effectiveness of the instructional use of computers as measured by student achievement is examined. Attention is given to the following issues: (1) attributes that may make computer instruction applicable to students with mild learning problems; (2) problems and limitations of computer instruction; and (3) future potential and needs of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Applying Instructional Design Principles to CAI for Mildly Handicapped Students: Four Recently Conducted Studies.
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Woodward, John; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1986
The review of four recent studies which examined the effects of instructional design variables in computer assisted instruction (drill and practice, tutorial, and simulation) for mildly handicapped secondary students found statistically significant differences for the experimental treatments in three of the studies indicating the importance of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness
Effective Instruction with Microcomputers: Promises, Practices, and Preliminary Findings.
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Ellis, Edwin S.; Sabornie, Edward J. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1986
The article examines recent literature on the promised benefits of microcomputer application in teaching mildly handicapped students, and analyzes the extent to which research has revealed positive results in eight areas of effective instructional practice (e.g., motivation, self-concept, direct instruction, drill and practice, and writing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Instructional Design of Computer-Assisted Instruction for Use with Students Who Have Mild Disabilities.
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TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This review of the literature on computer-assisted instruction for students with mild disabilities identifies features of effective software, offers examples of software features that support particular instructional strategies, and outlines findings on specific instructional principles as applied to computer-assisted instructional software. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Principles, Educational Technology
Mathematical Word-Problem-Solving Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities and Students At Risk for Math Failure: A Research Synthesis.
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Jitendra, Asha; Xin, Yan Ping – Journal of Special Education, 1997
Summarizes 14 mathematics word-problem-solving intervention studies for elementary and secondary students with disabilities or who were at-risk for math failure. Interventions included representational techniques (diagramming), strategy-training procedures (cognitive and metacognitive), task variations (sequencing and word-problem context), and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education
A Retrospective View of Computer-Based Instruction.
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Okolo, Cynthia M.; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1993
This review of the past 10 years of computer-based instruction (CBI) with students having mild disabilities notes constraints (such as unrealistic expectations and limited access to hardware and software), and then considers the impact of CBI on curriculum, teacher training, teacher role and attitudes, instructional design, and learning of basic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development