NCJ Number
143657
Journal
Journal of Correctional Education Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1993) Pages: 10-17
Date Published
1993
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study tested the role of prescriptive learning in a computer-managed education system for remediation of adult detainees' basic skill deficiencies.
Abstract
The Computer-Managed Instruction (CMI) system ties individual students' performance on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) to computer-generated individual educational prescriptive reports. These reports provide learning objectives, suggested activities, and a directory of resources for the three basic skill areas of mathematics, reading, and language expression for each student at his/her current academic performance level. This study tested the hypothesis that a CMI system that produces assessment-based prescriptive curricula increases student test scores. The evaluation monitored the progress of 28 students divided equally into control and pilot groups. The pilot group completed weekly or biweekly contracts based on their individual education instruction plans. The contracts of the control group, on the other hand, were written according to the students' TABE test results. Based on test scores, the study concluded that a CMI system that integrates TABE assessment and evaluation, an individual educational prescriptive curriculum, computer-aided instruction, and direct instruction by correctional facilitators is the most appropriate instructional program for meeting the educational needs of individual adult offenders. 3 figures and 5 references