ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS/UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATION FOR PRISONS

• NCJ Number: 38114
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THE PLATO (PRORAMMED LOGIC FOR AUTOMATIC TEACHING OPERATION) SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTITUTED AT TWO ILLINOIS PRISONS - ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL EXPENSE IS HIGH, IT SHOULD BE ECONOMICIAL IN THE LONG RUN.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM, WHICH UTILIZES A KEYBOARD, VIEWING SCREEN AND A REMOTE COMPUTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, IS DESCRIBED. INMATES WITH PLATO INSTRUCTION TAKING THE GED (GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DEGREE) TESTS HAVE A SUCCESS RATE 21 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THOSE NOT WORKING WITH PLATO.