Evaluation of the CAGE Authoring System for Special Education
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Roderick I. Nicolson [1] ; Lisa J.M. Parrot [1]
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[1] University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
Reino Unido
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- Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 23, Nº 2, 1986, págs. 137-143
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The CAGE authoring system is intended to allow a teacher without programming experience to create exercises on a computer. This study evaluated the CAGE system in a classroom situation using 12‐year‐old children with moderate learning difficulties. After a few days’ training a non‐programmer created a series of graded exercises on the concept of number. In a controlled experiment, after two weeks’ familiarisation with CAGE, eight children attempted the exercises individually in four 30‐minute sessions spread over a three‐week period. Performance on a standard test of conservation improved significantly following the exercises, whereas performance on three other psychometric tests was unaffected. A matched control group showed no improvement on any of the tests. Therefore, the exercises led to a significant transfer of learning. It was concluded that the authoring system was a viable resource for teachers in special education, that the exercises. produced were popular with the children using them and that the exercises could engender significant learning.
