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Download full textSwan, Karen; And Others – 1990
Research on perceived locus of control indicates that there is a positive correlation between internal locus of control and a variety of cognitive behaviors associated with academic achievement, that the perceived locus of control of educationally disadvantaged students is more external than average, and that the perceived locus of control of such…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educationally Disadvantaged
Swan, Karen; Mitrani, Marco – 1990
This paper is based on data collected from New York City's Computer Pilot Program, an on-going investigation of the use of comprehensive computer based instruction (CBI) programs in the basic skills remediation of educationally disadvantaged students in grades 3-12. The findings suggest that the use of comprehensive CBI is altering the ways in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educationally Disadvantaged
Swan, Karen; And Others – 1989
The Computer Pilot Program of the Division of Computer Information Services of the New York City Board of Education was designed to investigate the claim that comprehensive computer-based instruction (CBI) might best be used to improve the basic skills of educationally disadvantaged students. This ongoing project is designed to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
