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Dimen Martelli Isikwe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This exploratory sequential mixed methods case study investigates how K-3 teachers utilize educational technology to enhance literacy instruction integration. Through a combination of semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, surveys, and artifact reviews, the study thoroughly examines the factors influencing technology selection and its…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Tara Michelle Kissel – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation explored the cost and value of 1:1 computing programs in high schools in Texas. The study examines whether the total cost of ownership of these programs can be justified by the student testing gains and graduation rates. It investigates whether student learning outcomes show a definable correlation between positive gains and the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Costs, Program Effectiveness, Graduation Rate
Carlson, Shawn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this dissertation is to describe and understand how teachers describe the changes in their practices as a result of ten years participation in a one-to-one environment. This research study focuses on one successful middle school's adoption of laptops to support teaching and learning. A qualitative study using interviews of key…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Middle Schools
Owens-Hartman, Amy R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this case study was to examine student technology choices when given the freedom to choose technology devices to complete a project-based learning activity in a content area of study. The study also analyzed factors affecting technology choice as well as how technology proficiency scores aligned to technology choices. Patterns and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Technology Uses in Education, Preferences, Case Studies
Staub, Justin H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship, if any, between teacher training and teacher use of a laptop in a one-to-one laptop program. Teachers recorded their training weekly throughout the twelve-week study. Teacher use of laptops was measured through self-reporting in a pretest and posttest design,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Laptop Computers, Computer Use
Humpage, Sarah Davidson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation presents the results of three field experiments implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to improve the health or education of children in developing countries. In Guatemala, community health workers at randomly selected clinics were given patient tracking lists to improve their ability to remind parents when their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Child Development, Field Studies
Gibson, Lenwood, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The current investigation studied the effects of a computer software program of the oral reading fluency and comprehension of eight, first grade students. These students were identified as being either "at-risk" or "some-risk" for reading failure on the DIBELS oral reading fluency winter benchmark assessment. A multiple probe…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Computer Software