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Educators, concerned over the educational deficiencies of many students, largely from low-income and minority populations, are seeking new instructional techniques. One method which may hold considerable promise for remedial education is computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The present taper describes-,CAI, its various uses, its particular adaptability to the needs of new students, and the problems which hinder its widespread adoption a the present time. In addition, the results are presented of a sury of six installations which are using CAI in remedial programs for,collvege students. Included in the survey are descriptions of the-facilities of each installation, their operational procedures, educational materialsi-and evaluative data. Recommendations are offered to future CAI installations based upon these observations. Finally, an annotated bibliography is included which describes the current major references available on _CAI and t'he new student. '(Author)