The impact of a technology-based mathematics after-school program using ALEKS on student's knowledge and behaviors

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  • Scotty D. Craig
  • Xiangen Hu
  • Arthur C. Graesser
  • Anna E. Bargagliotti
  • Allan Sterbinsky
  • Kyle R. Cheney
  • Theresa Okwumabua
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This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Abstract: The effectiveness of using the Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) system, a Intelligent Tutoring System for mathematics, as a method of strategic intervention in after-school settings to improve the mathematical skills of struggling students was examined using a randomized experimental design with two groups. As part of a twenty-five week program, student volunteers were randomly assigned to either a teacher-led classroom or a classroom in which students interacted with ALEKS while teachers were present. Student's math performance, conduct, involvement, and assistance was needed to complete tasks were investigated to determine overall impact of the two programs. Students assigned to the ALEKS classrooms performed at the same level as students taught by expert teachers on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), which is given annually to all Tennessee students. Furthermore, student's conduct and involvement remained at the same levels in both conditions. However, students in the ALEKS after-school classrooms required significantly less assistance in mathematics from teachers to complete their daily work.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Computers & Education

دوره 68  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013