It may be maintained by some that a discussion of the benefits of computer assisted cartography for map reading is premature, and in fact, it may correctly be pointed out that the testing by cartographers of map reading abilities on computer produced maps has not even begun as yet in a systematic way. This state of affairs is especially true of the testing of map reading abilities on 'temporary...

This study was designed to assess whether the effects of computer-assisted practice on visual word recognition differed for children with reading disabilities (RD) with or without aptitude-achievement discrepancy. A sample of 73 Spanish children with low reading performance was selected using the discrepancy method, based on a standard score comparison (i.e., the difference between IQ and achie...

We propose a paradigm for ecologically valid, authentic, unobtrusive, automatic, data-rich, fast, robust, and sensitive evaluation of computer-assisted student performance. We instantiate this paradigm in the context of a Reading Tutor that listens to children read aloud, and helps them. We introduce inter-word latency as a simple prosodic measure of assisted reading performance. Finally, to va...

It is the journal of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). Affordances of Web 2.0 Technologies for Collaborative Advanced Writing in a Learner Control and Error Correction in ICALL: Browsers, Peekers,. in the Core of Computer Assisted Instruction. MA of TEFL activated through e-mail before writing and e-mailing topics while the control group received no. Writing to Rea...

This article evaluates the effectiveness of the RITA computer-assisted intervention for secondary school education. The RITA system is a computer-based literacy support system that assists, rather than replaces, the teacher in providing support tailored to each child's profile of reading attainments. The study consists of 8 students who were initially very seriously disadvantaged in terms of li...