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ATli features Battalion/Page' September 3, Kids, computers compatible, researcher says United Press International Children and computers don’t mix. At least that’s what Margaret Ragosta, research psychologist at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., said she used to believe. But she has changed her mind. “(Computers) are the way to go, especially for ... students or others having problems,” she said. “The drill is effective in helping students practice their skils, and I would recommend computer-assisted instruction.” 4th Annual ox ROOST Sept. 3 Before yell Practice 6:00 -12:00 BEER & DANCING Featuring THE MAX Tickets $ 3 00 Advance *4°° At Door STARLICHT BALLROOM SNOOK. TEXAS Advance tickets at Courts Western Wear 8c Rotfiers Book Store or at 693-7628 or 779-9243 Why did she change her mind? It was primarily because she became involved in a four- year study of Computer- Assisted Instruction (CAI), she said. Because of a study Ragosta did on the results of various combinations of CAI in math, reading and language arts at four schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The initial acceptance of the CAI program by teachers was less than wholehearted, Ragosta said. But by the time the study en ded, most teachers supported the program, she said. Students also enjoyed the program, Ragosta said. The study began in January of the four participating s* received regular aril 1977. For the next three years, at least half the students in each schools regular drill-and- practice instruction in one of the four CAI curricula: mathema tics, reading, language arts and reading for comprehension. The study focused on how CAI drill-and-practice — rein forcing class work — helped Weaker students learn basic skills. The curricula were leased from Computer Curriculum Corp., in Palo Alto, Calif. Students were tested on mul tiple-choice or open-ended questions that popped up one at a time on the computer termin al. Students then typed in re sponses. At the end of each 10-minute Ui session, the computer students’ scores, givingiln ber of items attemptedK, number and percent of(£ i items. _ United! On Sept. The results of using ounted in math were the mostirap '* 6 ^. 1 . 011 ' Resc.u < liei s found L There ” ment in reading and arts was not as impressii;? 1 } 8 merrl mests, min Adults toting lunches, too erve as i 'ork’s city 1 ! ional and i The not cs forming nost dram Brown-bag brigade growinDo United Press International A market researcher says school children have become a minority among brown bag lunch carriers, even though more of them take their mid-day meal to school than ever before. Adults now represent the ma jority, said David G. Lyon, founder of the Brown Bag Insti tute. “In the first qurtet* of this year, on any given day, 47 per cent of all households contained at least one brown bagger,” Lyon said. Those households represent almost 60 percent of U.S. population, he said. In families with school chil- household also will carry lunch to w r ork, Lyon said. Although the sexual revolu tion has affected a lot of house hold tasks, females still pack most of the lunches, he said. “There are men and teena gers who pack for themselves,” he said. “But it is almost un heard of for men to pack their children’s lunches.” It is hard to tell what brown- bagging school children eat at lunch, he said. “Even their mothers don’t know,” he said. Lyon said he suspects “it’s a matter of traffic control — there’s only room for one packer in the kitchen.” “She knows what she packs but she doesn’t know if what she packs is used for eating, trading or throwing.” Sandwiches are still the No. 1 choice for brown bag lunches, he said. Children under 12 usually want the same type of sandwich every day. After that, they want variety, he said. dren, the tendency increases that the male or female head of lATH Lyon, a new products consul tant for most of his working life, said he established the institute after he had two heart attacks and retired from his job in an advertising agency. A lot of fresh fruit also gets packed for school lunch car riers, Lyon said. And, typically, a sweet snack and “to a substantial degree, a salty snack.” Specifically, these may be snack cake or homemade cake or cookies or pie to a lesser de gree or cupcakes. Salty snacks may be a chip product or nuts, pretzels or crackers. Salads are popular with both children and adults, men as well as women, he said. Hot dishes such as soup and stew aren’t carried as much as you would expect, he said. “Number one, nobody in the business (the food industry) has suggested that kind of usage would be appropriate. “Number two, the problem of washing up the Thermos at the end of the day is not particularly attractive.” But “mothers love the idea of giving kids hot lunches. I hear it over and over again in groups." Focus groups arc small; of consumers many ro organizations use to lia how people are coping; get responses to new pro marketing plans andothc ness concerns involving sumer goods and service What lunch is carried; resents "almost a rite a sage,” Lyon said. “Prt characteristically carry la some kind of box,” la "Teenagers wouldn't be dead with it. They literal brown bags." Lyon said he expects) nological innovation toll insulated carriers more) able to older kids. United ! LIN COL ’he worst rokers, d< lists, accoi rhiL worn tie best, ar ays. Earl Za/.' Na >U£ c_ United NEW YC ALPHA TAU OMEGA Pigs used in cancer research ian, an ac le U.S. g; atural ga ozen at p Dnsumers enng inci tel bills. FALL RUSH th of the Border Party TONIGHT Friday, Sept. 3 United Press International Researchers are gazing into the eyes of miniature pigs to learn more about a cure for skin cancer. Bred to a diminutive size especially for medical research, these pigs actually cure them selves of veloped as a side effect of being :d s skin cancer they de- bred so small. But in the process of curing their own cancer, the pigs appear to lose their eyesight. University of Missouri re searchers have found that as the pigs cure themselves of skin can cer, their eyes mysteriously turn white, blood vessels that feed the outer retina are damaged and vision is impaired. By examining this disorder, scientists hope to unravel the pigs’ curative powers. The symptoms observed in the pigs’ eyes are similai least three eye disordersi mans. Researchers are tn understand the mechani the pigs’ immunization r hefi as the first step in learnin| the animals light cancer. Margaritas, Shots, & Keg Beer Party begins at 8 p.m. HIRTS Come out and have a good time before midnight yell practice. Today’s almanac Lieben :de Gas ( ■as perha istnbutoi latural G iat establ ie gradu as prices “Undei y Act the snting { mother,” cionable Post Oak ANK TOP Special ty transfer or Greek letters with any^ * Tank Top 4". <* * Buy as a group. Get an additional 10% off. T (Offer expires when we runout) Post Oak Mall Manor East Mall 764-PLUS 775-3450 ^ -¥~¥~¥--¥~¥-¥~¥~¥-4Mt-¥-¥“¥"¥"¥"¥"¥"¥^ United Press International Today is Friday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 1982 with 119 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. On this date in history: In 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris officially ended the seven-year Revolutionary War. The newly formed United States of America had won its independence from Great Bri tain. In 1916, the Allies turned back the Germans in Worldj^/^0 J I’s Battle of Verdun. In 1939, Great Brita-jA. „ dared war on Germany.iFlld.L followed six hours later,<|i@ joined by Australia, Nevif'! United land, South Africa and Cant NEW \ < In 1979, Hurricane Opining is one of the strongest Ai ° r youths storms of the century, tahe Ame U.S. Eastern Seaboard /ediatrics sweeping through the wary o bean, where it left morei There 1,000 dead and caused bi ,r ganizati of dollars in damages, i* the nat ined w< veight lif 4 Weigl condifr ^etitive a ; url, sho ’Ubmaxirr ‘tatement ^ Subm he amou wee that he full hree to f< tions. Open Labor Day!! ^ BOOKS MAGAZII Weigh , nd, is a vi dual att toaximun ■The ac records,proper w cause a 1c posters, etc.... cle-boun< tcchniqu< hes throt