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| author | Duffy, Thomas M. And Others |
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| contents | Technology Transfer of a Reading Skill Improvement Program for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Technology Transfer Report. Duffy, Thomas M. And Others Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Computer Assisted Instruction Interviews Literacy Education Media Adaptation Microcomputers Program Evaluation Questionnaires Reading Skills Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Technology Transfer Tutorial Programs Tutors A program referred to as Language Skills Computer Assisted Instruction (LaSCAI) was chosen to assist volunteer tutors in improving the reading skills of adults. The program was demonstrated at two libraries--one rural and one urban--and an evaluation was completed to determine its applicability in enhancing the on-going tutoring programs at these sites. Prior evaluations had shown that LaSCAI does improve functional reading ability, so the main focus of the library demonstrations was to determine the value that the tutors and students placed on the LaSCAI program. The qualitative evaluations consisted of pre- and post-interviews with students and tutors to reveal their attitudes toward literacy, tutoring, computers, and the LaSCAI program in general. Results of this evaluation indicate that the program should be very successful when integrated properly into the adult literacy programs in current use in libraries. Specific conclusions are: (1) the LaSCAI program can be used to advantage in a library setting using microcomputers and volunteer tutors to raise the reading level and increase the literacy retention of adult students; (2) a certain amount of program modification, revision, and documentation is still required to extend this program to other libraries without extensive personnel support; and (3) a single source is needed to administer the application of this program for other libraries, to serve as a clearinghouse for subject matter prepared on disks, and to obtain resources and direct continuing research and development needed to improve and expand the use of the program. (Author/THC) |
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| spellingShingle | Technology Transfer of a Reading Skill Improvement Program for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Technology Transfer Report. Duffy, Thomas M. And Others Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Computer Assisted Instruction Interviews Literacy Education Media Adaptation Microcomputers Program Evaluation Questionnaires Reading Skills Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Technology Transfer Tutorial Programs Tutors Technology Transfer of a Reading Skill Improvement Program for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Technology Transfer Report. Duffy, Thomas M. And Others Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Computer Assisted Instruction Interviews Literacy Education Media Adaptation Microcomputers Program Evaluation Questionnaires Reading Skills Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Technology Transfer Tutorial Programs Tutors A program referred to as Language Skills Computer Assisted Instruction (LaSCAI) was chosen to assist volunteer tutors in improving the reading skills of adults. The program was demonstrated at two libraries--one rural and one urban--and an evaluation was completed to determine its applicability in enhancing the on-going tutoring programs at these sites. Prior evaluations had shown that LaSCAI does improve functional reading ability, so the main focus of the library demonstrations was to determine the value that the tutors and students placed on the LaSCAI program. The qualitative evaluations consisted of pre- and post-interviews with students and tutors to reveal their attitudes toward literacy, tutoring, computers, and the LaSCAI program in general. Results of this evaluation indicate that the program should be very successful when integrated properly into the adult literacy programs in current use in libraries. Specific conclusions are: (1) the LaSCAI program can be used to advantage in a library setting using microcomputers and volunteer tutors to raise the reading level and increase the literacy retention of adult students; (2) a certain amount of program modification, revision, and documentation is still required to extend this program to other libraries without extensive personnel support; and (3) a single source is needed to administer the application of this program for other libraries, to serve as a clearinghouse for subject matter prepared on disks, and to obtain resources and direct continuing research and development needed to improve and expand the use of the program. (Author/THC) |
| title | Technology Transfer of a Reading Skill Improvement Program for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Technology Transfer Report. |
| topic | Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Computer Assisted Instruction Interviews Literacy Education Media Adaptation Microcomputers Program Evaluation Questionnaires Reading Skills Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Technology Transfer Tutorial Programs Tutors |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED271110 |