Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

An Evaluation of a Computer-Assisted Education System in an Untraditional Academic Setting — A County Jail

1980; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00011037.1980.11008274

2376-5844

Richard A. Diem, Peter G. Fairweather,

Disability Education and Employment

AbstractAbstractThis study analyzed the effectiveness of a computer-assisted educational system within an untraditional academic setting — a jail. The paper addresses itself to four issues: (a) the overall role of CAE in a jail setting; (b) an evaluation of a particular curriculum in basic skills within the context of a detention center; (c) a description and evaluation of the reading segment of the basic skills curriculum; and (d) the potential usefulness of CAE in this type of setting. Results showed that CAE was a tool that could be used effectively in this type of setting, provided that its capabilities and limitations were properly understood.Keywords:: computer-assisted instructioninstructional computingbasic skillsadults Additional informationNotes on contributorsRichard A. DiemWICAT, Inc. Dr. Richard A. Diem is currently an assistant professor of social foundations of education at The University of Texas at San Antonio. For the past two years he has co-directed a pilot project in computer-assisted instruction at the Bexar County Jail. Peter G. Fairweather is currently working for WIC AT, Inc., a computer program and design company. Previous to that, he was a co-director of the computer-assisted instruction pilot project at the Bexar County Detention Center.Peter G. FairweatherWICAT, Inc. Dr. Richard A. Diem is currently an assistant professor of social foundations of education at The University of Texas at San Antonio. For the past two years he has co-directed a pilot project in computer-assisted instruction at the Bexar County Jail. Peter G. Fairweather is currently working for WIC AT, Inc., a computer program and design company. Previous to that, he was a co-director of the computer-assisted instruction pilot project at the Bexar County Detention Center.