ERIC Number: ED604015
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec-16
Pages: 20
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Relationship between Implementation Fidelity of Imagine Math® and HISD Secondary Students' Educational Achievement, 2018-2019. Research Educational Program Report
Graham, Georgia
Houston Independent School District
Imagine Math® is a standards-aligned, adaptive, interactive online mathematics program designed to supplement in-class instruction for students. This evaluation report examined the fidelity of implementation of Imagine Math® and the associations between its use and student achievement in Houston Independent School District (HISD) secondary schools in the 2018-2019 academic year. Based on teacher results, the research showed that the average levels of adherence to fidelity components were approaching expectations for both middle schools and high schools. At the teacher-level, frequency of use of Imagine Math® by teachers and analysis of the Imagine Math® reports for instructional purposes was low. Nevertheless, student progress and students' use of the program, were approaching expectations. Results of multiple linear regression analyses showed that, at the teacher-level, the Data Analysis component was a consistent statistically significant predictor of student achievement across levels. At the student level, however, the most important predictor of students' 2019 academic achievement was their previous year's STAAR scale score. The number of Imagine Math® lessons attempted with fidelity was also a statistically significant positive predictor of student achievement; the more lessons attempted the better the STAAR scaled score.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Online Courses, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Middle Schools, High Schools, Predictor Variables, Standardized Tests, Scores, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
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