dc.contributor.author	Moody, Elisabeth A.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-14T18:47:32Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:08Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:10Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-14T18:47:32Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:08Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:10Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/91	en_US
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	Computer-Assisted Instruction	en_US
dc.subject	After School Programs	en_US
dc.subject	Improving Academic Achievement	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Teaching--Aids and devices	en_US
dc.title	Educational Alternatives to Improving Academic Achievement in Struggling Students: Is Computer-assisted Instruction within an After-school Tutoring Program the Solution?	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Schmertzing, Lorraine	en_US
dc.description.committee	Dees, Diane	en_US
dc.description.committee	Hinkle, Verilette	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US