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Hotard, Stephen R.; Cortez, Marion J. – 1983
In the 1980-81 school year, the Title I program in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, initiated research into the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for mathematics in grades 3-6. Children from two lower socioeconomic area schools, who were one or more years below grade placement but were already making gains of 6-9 months due to an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education
Mys, Donald P.; Petrie, James – 1988
The World Institute of Computer Assisted Teaching (WICAT) system was installed in November 1985 at the Salina and Fordson Schools in Dearborn, Michigan, and selected students in grades two, three, and four received their regular reading and/or mathematics instruction in the WICAT computer laboratory. Achievement gains of these students were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education