A Descriptive Study of PLATO As A Proposition For Regular Education Classrooms

dc.contributor.advisorWhite, Cameron
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBusch, Steven
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAmine, Rayyan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMacNeil, Angus
dc.creatorBennett, Vivian
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-19T14:19:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-19T14:19:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-06T21:54:03Z
dc.date.available2012-04-19T14:19:40Z
dc.date.available2012-04-19T14:19:43Z
dc.date.available2014-06-06T21:54:03Z
dc.date.created2011-05
dc.date.issued2011-05-27
dc.date.submittedMay 2011
dc.date.updated2012-04-19T14:19:43Z
dc.description.abstractThe study describes the historical timeline for public schooling, multicultural education, educational trends and PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations). More specifically, the literature highlights the self-paced practice of PLATO. Since the luminescence of the healthcare referendum has grown dim, education has taken the forefront in the political spectrum. The sense of urgency to revamp the current system is partly due to America’s global ranking. The literature review has left the quench to explore a derivative of PLATO as an option in the regular education classroom. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies will be explored. Two district administrators, instrumental in acquiring PLATO for a southeast Texas district, will be interviewed; and, culminating data will be shared in the forms of cross tabulations, frequency tables, and graphs using archival data furnished by the district. Specially requested were the demographic - i.e. gender, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status - of the 2010-2011 enrollees along with the number of credits recovered. The results of this study will be viable for districts which are on the cutting edge of transforming schools for 21st century learners.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/262
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectPLATO, educational trends, instructional practices
dc.titleA Descriptive Study of PLATO As A Proposition For Regular Education Classrooms
dc.type.genrethesis*
dc.type.materialtext*
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Leadership and Cultural Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameEducation EdD

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