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Dore, Rebecca A.; Shirilla, Marcia; Hopkins, Emily; Collins, Molly; Scott, Molly; Shatz, Jacob; Lawson-Adams, Jessica; Valladares, Tara; Foster, Lindsey; Puttre, Hannah; Toub, Tamara Spiewak; Hadley, Elizabeth; Golinkoff, Roberta M.; Dickinson, David; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Grantee Submission, 2019
Despite the prevalence of educational apps for children, there is little evidence of their effectiveness for learning. Here, children were asked to learn ten new words in a narrative mobile game that requires children use knowledge of word meanings to advance the game. Study 1 used a lab-based between-subjects design with middle-SES 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Software, Preschool Children, Language Tests
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Foster, Matthew E.; Anthony, Jason L.; Clements, Doug H.; Sarama, Julie; Williams, Jeffrey M. – Grantee Submission, 2016
This study evaluated the effects of a mathematics software program, the Building Blocks software suite, on young children's mathematics performance. Participants included 247 Kindergartners from 37 classrooms in 9 schools located in low-income communities. Children within classrooms were randomly assigned to receive 21 weeks of computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Arithmetic, Kindergarten, Computer Assisted Instruction
Sanchez, Rebecca Polley; Bartel, Chelsea M; Brown, Emily; DeRosier, Melissa – Grantee Submission, 2014
This study tested the acceptability and efficacy of an innovative intelligent tutoring system (ITS), "Adventures Aboard the S.S. GRIN," that translates the evidence-based in-person Social Skills Group Intervention (SSGRIN), into an interactive game-based social tutorial. This randomized controlled pilot trial tested the first half of the…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Program Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention
Koedinger, Kenneth R.; McLaughlin, Elizabeth A.; Heffernan, Neil T. – Grantee Submission, 2010
ASSISTments is a web-based math tutor designed to address the need for timely student assessment while simultaneously providing instruction, thereby avoiding lost instruction time that typically occurs during assessment. This article presents a quasi-experiment that evaluates whether ASSISTments use has an effect on improving middle school…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Middle School Students, Formative Evaluation, Grade 7