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Sheida K. Raley; Rebecca J. Townsend; Karrie A. Shogren; Valerie L. Mazzotti; Darcy Fredrick; Stephen M. Kwiatek; Richard Chapman – Grantee Submission, 2024
The Goal-Setting Challenge App (GSC App) translates the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) to a web-based format, shifting responsibility from teachers to technology to address challenges in scaling-up implementation. The present descriptive study examines transition-age U.S. students' responses to GSC App lessons to explore the…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Technology Uses in Education, Self Determination, Goal Orientation
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Katherine A. Hails; Anna Cecilia McWhirter; Audrey C. B. Sileci; Elizabeth A. Stormshak – Grantee Submission, 2025
Online parenting interventions hold promise for increasing access to behavioral support for families with low income and who reside in rural areas. The current study evaluates the efficacy of a mobile app-based parenting support program, the Family Check-Up Online (FCU-O) with telehealth coaching support, for parents of children 1.5-5 years old at…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Parenting Skills, Well Being, Toddlers
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Katherine A. Hails; Anna Cecilia McWhirter; Audrey C. B. Sileci; Elizabeth A. Stormshak – Grantee Submission, 2024
There is scant empirical work on associations between current and past cannabis use in parents of young children. As recreational cannabis use is now legal in nearly half of states in the U.S., cannabis use is becoming more ubiquitous. In the current study, parents of toddler and pre-school age children were randomly assigned to participate in an…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Child Rearing
Zhukova, Marina A.; Kilani, Hechmi; Garcia, Jessica L.; Tan, Mei; Parell, Paul D.; Hein, Sascha; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Digital media is becoming increasingly prevalent in households and classroom settings lowering the age of first exposure to technology; however, little is known about how children experience digital media and how their experiences relate to learning and social engagement. In this case study, we followed a 28-month-old boy in a naturalistic setting…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Interpersonal Relationship
Schenke, Katerina; Redman, Elizabeth J. K. H.; Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Chang, Sandy M.; Feng, Tianying; Parks, Charles B.; Roberts, Jeremy – Grantee Submission, 2020
Understanding digital supports for early learning is paramount for school readiness and later mathematics learning. We present results from a randomized control trial evaluating a digital app (Measure Up!) and a parent companion app (Super Vision) designed to teach children measurement concepts, a skill that many teachers do not feel comfortable…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices
Jian Cheng – Grantee Submission, 2018
We discuss the real-time scoring logic for a self-administered oral reading assessment on mobile devices (Moby.Read) to measure the three components of children's oral reading fluency skills: words correct per minute, expression and comprehension. Critical techniques that make the assessment real-time on-device are discussed in detail. We propose…
Descriptors: Scoring, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
Giani, Matt S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of mobile app courseware on the college outcomes of developmental education students, using a research design which randomly assigned course sections to receive access to the apps or not. The results show that access to the apps significantly improved student performance in developmental…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Courseware
Beal, Carole R.; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Grantee Submission, 2015
The project was conducted to make an online tutoring program for math word problem solving accessible to students with visual impairments (VI). An online survey of teachers of students with VI (TVIs) guided the decision to provide the math content in the form of an iPad app, accompanied by print and braille materials. The app includes audio…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education