ERIC Number: ED270238
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Oct
Pages: 23
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Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction and Native American Students.
Edeburn, Carl E.; Jacobi, Carolyn
Final evaluation of a 3-year project to use microcomputers to improve the reading and language skills of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Native American students revealed that there was significant growth evidenced in over 75% of the reading subscale groupings as measured by the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (*CTBS). Subjects were 114 Lakota (Sioux) children (grades 3 through 6) who were identified as LEP and attended four Rapid City (South Dakota) elementary schools. Pre/post testing on five CTBS subscale areas (word attack, vocabulary, comprehension, composite, and spelling) showed significant improvement in all areas measured for students in first, fifth, and sixth grades. Results for fourth grade students showed significant improvement only in the vocabulary and composite reading subscales. Overall comparison at the end of the project's second year showed mean Normal Curve Equivalents ranging from a low of 7.21 to a high of 9.69. Analysis of third year scores indicated mean Normal Curve Equivalent growth ranged from a low of 4.79 to a high of 6.67 overall in the areas of vocabulary, comprehension, and in the composite score. (NEC)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Dakota
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills
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