A Teacher’s Approach: Integrating Technology Appropriately into a First Grade Classroom

 
 
 
 

A Teacher’s Approach: Integrating Technology Appropriately into a First Grade Classroom

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dc.contributor.advisor Gruber, Stephen S. en_US
dc.contributor.author Phalen, Loretta J. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-07T02:36:14Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-07T02:36:14Z
dc.date.created 2004 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-07-07T02:36:14Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=cedar1084456840 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/4056
dc.description How are first grade classrooms using technology? How are children using technology at home? Does the use of technology really improve academic achievement? An experiment was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using technology to teach a unit in Social Studies to first grade students. The study occurred in a Christian school in Lancaster, Ohio using thirty-seven first grade students. One class comprised the control group with Social Studies instruction taught in a traditional manner. The other class was the experimental group, which used technology such as the Internet, PowerPoint Presentations, and video and audio recordings to provide the instruction. One Social Studies unit was used in the six-week study with an assessment taken each week. Independent-Samples T-Tests were done on the six assessments. Only one of the assessments showed a significant difference in scores in favor of the experimental group. The other five assessments did not show a significant difference. Due to the experimental group having one of the assessments showing a statistically significant difference, and to the fact that the means were higher on four of the other tests, although not significantly, the researcher is encouraged that technology does provide a difference in student achievement. When combined with the increase in interest and enjoyment of the students using technology, technology appears to be a positive motivation for student achievement. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format 129p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject educational technology en_US
dc.subject grade 1 en_US
dc.subject social studies en_US
dc.subject research en_US
dc.subject elementary education en_US
dc.title A Teacher’s Approach: Integrating Technology Appropriately into a First Grade Classroom en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name Master of Education (MEd) en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Education Department en_US
dc.degree.grantor Cedarville University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Cedarville University / OhioLINK en_US

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