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ERIC Number: EJ1307098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
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The Impact of Adaptive Computer Assisted Instruction on Reading Comprehension: Identifying the Main Idea
Toonder, Scott; Sawyer, L. Brook
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v37 n5 p1336-1347 Oct 2021
Research has demonstrated that computer assisted instruction (CAI) can have positive impacts on various literacy skills, however its impact on specific comprehension skills is currently unclear. This study employed a small-scale randomized control trial to examine the impact of a researcher-developed adaptive computer assisted instructional program, Digital Comprehension, on 47 upper elementary struggling readers' comprehension skills, specifically main idea identification. Students were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups, with students in the treatment group engaging in the Digital Comprehension program and students in the control group receiving only business-as-usual classroom instruction. Students completed measures assessing main idea and general reading comprehension skills at pre- and post-intervention. Students in the treatment group demonstrated statistically significant greater growth in main idea skills than students in the control group. No main effect for the intervention was found for general reading comprehension skills, although there was a significant interaction between condition and student's pretest scores. Results indicate that adaptive CAI may be an effective means for remediating struggling readers' main idea skills.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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