Educational Alternatives to Improving Academic Achievement in Struggling Students: Is Computer-assisted Instruction within an After-school Tutoring Program the Solution?
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Authors
Moody, Elisabeth A.
Issue Date
2007-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Computer-Assisted Instruction , After School Programs , Improving Academic Achievement
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Abstract
The Use of Computer-assisted Instruction in After-school Tutoring Programs:
An Action Research Proposal is included within this specialist thesis. In the process of
reviewing literature no conclusive research on the use and effectiveness of computerassisted
instruction (CAI) within after-school tutoring programs was found. It appears
that such a program, particularly one incorporating the elements of each strategy found
most successful in prior studies, would improve student achievement. Therefore, I
proposed to utilize a CAI program within teacher-directed instructional lessons and
independent practice sessions in a voluntary after-school tutoring program to help
students attain proficiency in select reading objectives: main idea, inference, and cause
and effect. In the journal ready article that I wrote at the conclusion of my research, I also
included information on the behaviors of students using CAI and their perceptions of
computers when used for student learning within a voluntary after-school program.
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Publisher
Valdosta State University
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