ERIC Number: EJ1194398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2332-8584
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Online Mathematics Homework Increases Student Achievement
Roschelle, Jeremy; Feng, Mingyu; Murphy, Robert F.; Mason, Craig A.
AERA Open, v2 n4 Oct-Dec 2016
In a randomized field trial with 2,850 seventh-grade mathematics students, we evaluated whether an educational technology intervention increased mathematics learning. Assigning homework is common yet sometimes controversial. Building on prior research on formative assessment and adaptive teaching, we predicted that combining an online homework tool with teacher training could increase learning. The online tool ASSISTments (a) provides timely feedback and hints to students as they do homework and (b) gives teachers timely, organized information about students' work. To test this prediction, we analyzed data from 43 schools that participated in a random assignment experiment in Maine, a state that provides every seventh-grade student with a laptop to take home. Results showed that the intervention significantly increased student scores on an end-of-the-year standardized mathematics assessment as compared with a control group that continued with existing homework practices. Students with low prior mathematics achievement benefited most. The intervention has potential for wider adoption. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED575159.]
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Homework, Formative Evaluation, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Instruction, Electronic Learning, Mathematics Tests, Standardized Tests, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 7; Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Maine
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A120125
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/86375