| Title: |
Using CAI with Fidelity: Impacts on Literacy Skills of Kindergarten Students across Demographics |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Haya Shamir; David Pocklington; Kathryn Feehan; Erik Yoder |
| Source: |
Online Submission. 2020. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
6 |
| Publication Date: |
2020 |
| Document Type: |
Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Computer Assisted Instruction; Teaching Methods; Reading Instruction; Special Education; Lunch Programs; Student Characteristics; Kindergarten; Elementary School Students; Fidelity; Literacy; Comparative Analysis; Educational Benefits; Scores; Instructional Effectiveness; Reading Programs; Program Effectiveness; Achievement Tests; Reading Tests; Reading Achievement |
| Geographic Terms: |
Indiana |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Measures of Academic Progress |
| Abstract: |
This study investigated the impact of a computer-adaptive reading program, Waterford Early Learning (WEL), in an elementary school in Indiana. The study investigated how educational technology, specifically computer-assisted instruction (CAI), would impact the literacy scores of kindergarten students when paired with traditional instruction: Students with active special education status and no special education status used the program during an educational year when they acquired vital literacy skills. Experimental students across demographics, including lunch status and special education status, outperformed their control counterparts on all strands. From these findings, researchers can tentatively conclude that students with active special education status can potentially greatly benefit from CAI in the classroom, especially during a year when so many critical literacy skills are practiced and mastered. Furthermore, students who used WEL with fidelity significantly outperformed their control counterparts across all reading strands. Findings indicate that CAI technology can positively impact students' scores in a single school year. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
ED650996 |
| Database: |
ERIC |