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| Computer Assisted Diagnostic Prescriptive Program (CADPP) in Reading and Mathematics. A computer managed program which generates educational plans as the basis for a diagnostic/prescriptive approach to instruction, used as a reading program for grades 3-9 and as a mathematics program for grades 3-7. |
Audience Approved by JDRP as a reading program for grades 3-9 and as a mathematics program for grades 3-7.
Description Computer Assisted Diagnostic Prescriptive Program (CADPP) in Reading and Mathematics is a relational database software program that provides an alternative for teachers who manually prepare individual student prescriptions, by automating the task of preparing Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs). CADPP was developed for administrators, teachers, and parents of ECIA Chapter I students (formerly ESEA Title I) to meet Chapter I's federal requirement to develop and maintain an IEP for participating Chapter I students. Prior to the development of CADPP, IEPs were manually written, and required several hours of teacher planning and documentation. CADPP has now made available to educational programs an automated method for meeting the federal regulations of ECIA Chapter I and compensatory programs. CADPP's use of student prescriptions (IEPs), based on documented learner needs, has been automated to maximize instructional time and minimize the teacher's time-consuming, clerical activities. The relational database requires that the user customize CADPP to the local educational program by loading files with: (1) the adopter's learning objectives or curriculum; (2) learning characteristics of individual students served to include age, instructional level, and identified learning modality; and (3) concept-related characteristics of available instructional materials to include readability level, interest level, and learning modality. When the skills', students', and instructional materials' files are loaded in the database, customized prescriptions (IEPs) can be generated for each participating student. In addition to student IEPs, CADPP produces additional supplemental reports for school administrators and parents: (1) a skill mastery report, by student, for any time period indicated; (2) an instructional activities report by student, by skill, for any period indicated; and (3) an instructional materials report, by skill, by teacher. In addition to addressing Goals 3 and 5 of the National Goals for Education, CADPP program goals are to: (1) satisfy federal regulations governing the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of compensatory education programs; (2) provide educators with an automated management system which minimizes record-keeping activities while maximizing the time available for instruction; (3) ensure that the pre- and posttest NCE gains in reading and mathematics for participating students will be greater than national average NCE gains; (4) maximize the use of existing available instructional materials and computer hardware, thus protecting the adopter's financial investments; and (5) enhance the educational service provider's current method for delivery of services.
Evidence of Effectiveness CADPP's claim is that participating students will exceed an annual NCE gain of zero. The trend for average gains in CADPP Reading programs has been greater than 5.0 NCEs, while the average gain in CADPP Mathematics programs has been greater than 7.0 NCEs. These results, when compared to the national NCE gains in compensatory education programs, are 90% greater in reading and 80% greater in mathematics.
Requirements CADPP operates on computers that read Apple BASIC and MS DOS (V 3.1 or greater). The Apple BASIC version requires two 5-1/4" disk drives; and the MS DOS requires a minimum 2 MB hard drive. Awareness materials (printed literature, a "boiler-plate" grant application document, and a 45-minute videotape) are available at no cost. A demonstration copy of the MS DOS version is available for $10. Program staff are available to attend out-of-state awareness meetings, conduct training at the adopter site, and to provide follow-up services to adopters. Training requires approximately three hours. No consulting fees are charged, and travel and per diem costs are negotiated with the user. A one-time fee of $99 is charged for the Apple BASIC version and $199 for the MS DOS version. In the commercial market, CADPP is comparable in design to Paradox, DataBase IV+, and R Base System V, systems that can cost the user up to $5,000 per school.
Costs Please see Requirements.
Developmental Funding: USOE ESEA Title I.
JDRP No. 79-15 (6/12/79)
Recertified (3/5/92)
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[Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development (Project CHILD)]