Improving Math Skills Using Technology
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Haya Shamir, Erik Yoder, David Pocklington, Kathryn Feehan, Waterford Institute, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-45-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
Mathematics interventions are important for elementary school students, since students who perform below grade level in kindergarten may not be able to catch up to their peers academically, a phenomenon called the academic achievement gap. Since early mathematics instruction is important, this study investigates the impact of a computer-adaptive math program, Waterford Early Learning (WEL), on kindergarten students’ math scores. Over the course of their kindergarten school year, students who used WEL with fidelity outperformed their control counterparts who did not use the program with fidelity on all math strands of the NWEA MAP assessment, indicating that computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the classroom can benefit students’ early mathematics skills.
Citation
Shamir, H., Yoder, E., Pocklington, D. & Feehan, K. (2019). Improving Math Skills Using Technology. In S. Carliner (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 864-869). New Orleans, Louisiana, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved April 1, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/211165/.
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