The Stanfq D pro Ject on Computer-assisted Instruction Fqr Hearing-impaired Students

This project supported development and evaluation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for hearing-impaired or “deaf” students to determine if CAI can significantly benefit deaf students, if it can support serious research in deaf education, and if it is economically practicable. More than 4,000 students from 15 schools for the deaf in five different states participated during the three-year term of the project. Although students received CAI in algebra, logic, computer programming, and basic English, the basic skill subjects of elementary-school mathematics and language arts were emphasized by the project. Experimentation supported by the project ranged from practical evaluation studies of the specific curriculums presented to general, theoretical studies of the use of language by deaf students. Publications from the project are summarized and referenced.