ERIC Number: EJ986753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
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Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial with 4th Graders Using Intelligent Tutoring of the Structure Strategy to Improve Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
Wijekumar, Kausalai Kay; Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Lei, Puiwa
Educational Technology Research and Development, v60 n6 p987-1013 Dec 2012
Reading comprehension is a challenge for K-12 learners and adults. Nonfiction texts, such as expository texts that inform and explain, are particularly challenging and vital for students' understanding because of their frequent use in formal schooling (e.g., textbooks) as well as everyday life (e.g., newspapers, magazines, and medical information). The structure strategy is explicit instruction about how to strategically use knowledge about text structures for encoding and retrieval of information from nonfiction and has consistently shown significant improvements in reading comprehension. We present the delivery of the structure strategy using a web-based intelligent tutoring system (ITSS) that has the potential to offer consistent modeling, practice tasks, assessment, and feedback to the learner. Finally, we report on statistically significant findings from a large scale randomized controlled efficacy trial with rural and suburban 4th-grade students using ITSS.
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Nonfiction, Reading Comprehension, Direct Instruction, Reading Instruction, Web Based Instruction, Rural Schools, Suburban Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A080133
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/77453
IES Cited: ED544209