ERIC Number: EJ1223695
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0938-8982
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Effects of Computerized Instruction on the Use of Punctuation Strategies by Students with LD
Schumaker, Jean B.; Fisher, Joseph B.; Walsh, Lisa D.
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v34 n3 p158-170 Aug 2019
Abstract An interactive multimedia software program was developed for teaching punctuation strategies and then tested with middle-school and high-school students with learning disabilities. Students at each school level were randomly selected into an experimental or control group. Results showed that experimental students at both school levels performed similarly by earning significantly higher scores on a test of punctuation usage than the control students. Additionally, experimental students in both school cohorts inserted significantly fewer incorrect punctuation marks than the controls. Furthermore, the experimental students generalized their use of the strategies to a test where they wrote their own sentences. Thus, this study shows that students with LD can learn punctuation strategies at a high level of mastery and can generalize their skills to sentence editing and sentence construction tasks when taught through interactive multimedia.
Descriptors: Punctuation, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Middle School Students, High School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R44HD04361803