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Cheri Lorraine Goosby – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Elementary students have continued to struggle in mathematics nationally which causes concern among educators about how to improve achievement. While educators have a plethora of technology resources, these resources have not improved the overall performance of students in math. Recently, the digital badge has become a tool to help impact student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 1, Numeracy
Shawn M. Donnelly – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of IXL Math online software in raising student achievement on the New York State Math exam, with special focus on effects by student gender, ethnicity and disability status. The study includes an analysis of the relationship between scale scores and time spent using the IXL system, number…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Learning, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Davis, Myron E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Technology has become more of a necessity for everyday use. It not only plays a crucial role in everyday use, it is also vital in the educational arena. Since the advent of the current technology age, technology has become an important educational tool in U.S. schools. Spending on technology. for K-12 education in the United States has jumped, and…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Educational Objectives, School Districts
Angle, Jason B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Public schools are currently operating in a pressure-cooker of accountability systems in which they must teach students to high standards and meet ever increasing targets for student proficiency, or face increasingly severe sanctions. Into this mix is thrown educational technology and the funding for that technology. The literature espouses the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Play, Sanctions, Federal Legislation
Bradshaw, L. Daniele – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine directors' views on the current state and needs of 2009-2010 North Carolina 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) afterschool educational technology professional development (ETPD). The population for this study involved the 2009-2010 North Carolina 21st CCLC directors. In a mixed methods study…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Rewards, Professional Development, Leadership
Cisneros, Jes Raul – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This historical study examined the Civilian Conservation Corps as an educational endeavor during the New Deal era. Specifically, it considered the CCC as an organization which utilized educational technologies of the day, while also serving as a mass medium to communicate what was possible through the New Deal to the American public at large. In…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Academic Freedom, Instructional Materials, Educational Technology