Computer-assisted instruction for the deaf: The Stanford project

Abstract

An overview is presented of the design and evaluation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for hearing-impaired, or 'deaf', students undertaken by the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences (IMSSS) at Stanford University. In 1972-73, curriculums developed by the Institute were used by more than 2,000 students in 14 elementary and secondary schools for the deaf in California, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia. These curriculums were presented by the IMSSS computer system which used dedicated telephone lines to communicate with CAI terminals in the participating schools.