dc.contributor.author	Faircloth, William Matthew
dc.coverage.spatial	Central and North America -- United States -- Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2006-2015	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-17T14:37:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-17T14:37:52Z
dc.date.issued	2015-12
dc.identifier.other	30CCBD67-9AEA-42B0-8218-A40E259EAE67
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2023
dc.description.abstract	This study Investigated the relationship between eighth-grade student scores on the Study Island Science: Matter program and the Georgia CRCT Science: Structure of Matter test. In addition, the CRCT Science: Structure of Matter mean scores were compared for students enrolled in the web-based Study Island and those who were not. Comparisons were also made to examine the program effects by gender and ethnicity. Participants were eighth-grade students who attended rural middle schools located in a public school district in southeast Georgia. The study utilized correlational research. The correlation between student scores on the Georgia CRCT Science: Structure of Matter domain and student scores on the web-based Study Island Science: Matter program was r(233) = .48,p < .001. Results of an independent samples t test showed a significant difference between students using the Study Island program and those who did not, t(367) = 3.36,p < .001. Male and female students using the Study Island program had similar CRCT mean scores; however, minority students still lagged behind nonminority students. Results of the study led to the conclusion that the use of the web-based Study Island Science: Matter program can increase student scores and positively impact student learning of the Structure of Matter.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: INTRODUCTION -- 1 Background -- 1 Statement of the Problem -- 3 Purpose of the Study -- 4 Significance of the Study -- 4 Research Questions -- 5 Null Hypotheses -- 6 Identification of Variable -- 6 Assumptions and Limitations -- 7 Research Plan -- 8 Definition of Key Terms -- 8 Summary and Overview of Dissertation -- 10 Chapter II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE -- 11 Introduction -- 11 Computer-Assisted Instruction -- 13 Computer Assisted Instruction Research -- 18 Mathematics -- 18 Science -- 21 Study Island -- 22 Cognitive Load Theory and Instruction -- 24 Computer Assisted Instruction Methods -- 25 A Brief History of Computer Assisted Instruction -- 30 ii Chapter III: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY -- 32 Introduction -- 32 Research Design -- 32 Research Questions -- 34 Null Hypotheses -- 35 Participants -- 5 Setting -- 36 Instrumentation -- 37 Procedures -- 41 Data Analysis -- 42 Summary and Overview -- 43 Chapter IV: RESULTS -- 44 Introduction -- 44 Data Analysis -- 46 Research Question 1 -- 47 Research Question 2 -- 47 Research Question 3 -- 48 Research Question 4 -- 9 Summary and Overview -- 50 Chapter V: SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION -- 51 Introduction -- 51 Findings -- 52 Implications -- 54 iii Recommendations -- 56 Limitations -- 57 Conclusion -- 58 REFERENCES -- 62 APPENDIX A: Eighth Grade Science Georgia Performance Standards -- 75 APPENDIX B: Institutional Review Board Screening Form -- 79 iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Participant Gender, Ethnicity, and Study Island Use -- 36 Table 2: Reliability Coefficients and Standard Error of Measurement for Eighth Grade Science CRCT -- 40 Table 3: Participant Gender, Ethnicity, and Study Island Use -- 47 Table 4: Study Island Users Mean Scores on the Georgia CRCT Science: Nature of Matter Domain -- 49	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.subject	Study Island	en_US
dc.subject	Education	en_US
dc.subject	Computer aided learning	en_US
dc.title	Study Island as a Tool for Test Preparation on the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instruction	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Gerber, Brain L.
dc.description.committee	Gibson, Nicole M.
dc.description.committee	Radcliffe, Barbara J.
dc.description.committee	Wiley, Ellen W.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education	en_US