Technology uses and student Achievement: A Longitudinal Study

1. Technology uses and student Achievement: A Longitudinal Study Paper Summarized by: Alexandra Kennison EME 240-Fall 2007

2. Purpose of Study • They were looking to find out the quantity of technology use and quality of technology use in schools today. • The study researched about how different technology uses can be more popular and if it would be able to stimulate a child’s learning ability.

3. Methodology • This study was performed on students and teachers at a middle school in the state of Ohio. • There was said to be 237 students and a 9:1 teacher-student ratio involved in this study. • These surveys and interviews lasted about one academic school year from 2003-2004, in which students spent 3 hours on computers daily.

4. Data Collection • Ten teachers at a time were interviewed to obtain different perspectives. • Also 231 post-test surveys were conducted to find out differences in popularity of technological uses.

5. Data Analysis • The T-test and ANOVA tests were conducted to find similarities among student’s GPA’s and technology uses. • After these tests, they were sorted according to the different types of questions. • They found that using Microsoft Word in note taking, had a negative affect to student GPA’s, but was the most popular.

6. Conclusion • Most of the technology uses were helpful in student improvement. • Though computers were helping students, they felt that spending too much time on the computer was taking away from learning. • Due to this, they were spending more time on non-related academic material.

7. Conclusion Cont. • The Quantity of technology can either have a positive or negative effect depending on how it is used. • The Quality, they feel is the time they spend on the computer or using technology for school purposes, though it should be limited.

8. My Reaction • I feel that technology is known to promote higher levels of learning, but it should be regulated. • If you tell a student to use the computer as a resource to find research, chances are they aren’t going to use it for that purpose unless they are given a certain amount of time for the assignment to be completed.

9. How will I use this information in the Classroom? • This would be helpful in the classroom, when an assignment is given, in which students need to use different resources besides books. • Technology will help students become interested in the idea of learning if technology is incorporated because its more interactive rather than using a pen and paper.

10. Citation • Jing,Lei and Yong, Zhao. September 2007. Technology uses and student achievement: A longitudinal study. Volume 49, Issue 2. Pages 284-296.

11. Questions?? • What was the differences in GPA’s between the technology use before and after? • What other types of technology were used besides computers?

12. Answers.. • The students that used the computer most there GPA’s went up by 0.5 percent. • Most of the studies came from computer use, but 84 percent of the students said they use the computer for a majority of there homework assignments.