THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING HANDHELDS COMPUTERS WITH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING HANDHELDS COMPUTERS
WITH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
NCLB and AYP requires significant growth in
student performance Doing what we have always
done will not be sufficient Wanted to determine
if use of handhelds would improve results
Considered one 8th grade math indicator Student
will classify numbers within the real number
system 4 groups created Control, Cooperative
learning, Time on task, and Handhelds 3 formative
assessments administered Comparative results
favorable for handhelds Could be applied to other
indicators
Julie A. Daicoff

• May, 2007

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING HANDHELDS COMPUTERS
WITH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Key Findings Formative assessments outscored
traditional teaching Handheld group outscored
all groups African-American most improved Every
subgroup passed
Julie A. Daicoff

• May, 2007