Computer-Assisted Instruction in Initial Reading: The Stanford Project

Abstract

DESCRIBES a computer-based system and curriculum for teaching initial reading completely under computer control.The system and curriculum are organized so that instruction is on an individual basis with each child progressing at his own pace through a subset of materials designed to be best suited to his particular aptitudes and abilities.The system makes it possible to obtain rigorous measures on curriculum innovations and developments, provides a means for carrying out long-term learning studies under precise experimental control, and for collecting detailed response data.A major purpose of the research is to provide the basis for development of a theory that will prescribe the conditions under which an instructional procedure optimizes learning.