Online Fidelity in Mathematics

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Online Fidelity in Mathematics

• Martin Kollman

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Online Fidelity in K-6

• Online material and assessment programs provide
  successful fidelity for teachers and elementary
  students in mathematics.
• Online programs offer a profound understanding of
  fundamental mathematics that incorporate both
  expertise in mathematics and an understanding of
  how to communicate with students.
• Online programs assist in achieving higher levels
  of retention in mathematics, based on Kansas
  standards, than traditional classroom pedagogy
  and assessment.

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Online Learning Mathematics

• Students who used computer-based instruction
  scored at the 64th percentile compared to
  students in the control conditions without
  computers who scored at the 50th percentile.
• Students on average learn 5 - 12 more in less
  time.
• Students generally develop positive attitudes
  towards learning with computer-based instruction
  than without.

James Kulik (1994)
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BAIP Math (K-12)

• Affects grades 3 10
• 187 school districts
• 3,777 students with IEPs (K-12 enrollment
  452,908 in 2008)
• 276 research-based lessons
• 417 online student tutorials
• Currently only State of Kansas

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Sample Two Kansas Schools

• 3 yr participants Mulvane and Olathe
• Rural (5,500) vs. Suburban (92,962)
• Representative Student Body
• Gender
• Race
• SES
• Achievement

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Fidelity - Teachers

• Transference from BAIP to Teacher
• Access System, lessons, tutorials
• Patterns in usage
• Retest tutorials
• Survey and interview teachers who accessed
  lessons and used tutorials
• Popular items
• Uses in classroom
• Observed effect on teaching strategy
• Observed effect on student learning
• Enrichment/Special Needs

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Fidelity - Student

• Outcome
• Scores on KS standardized tests
• Scores on tutorials
• Access to BAIP System
• Attitudinal Survey
• Tutorial
• Test Retest

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Student Demographics

• Gender
• Race
• SES
• Time enrolled at school
• Students with disabilities
• Students with enrichment

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Kansas Elementary Students

• Look at both students below and above basic Math
• Only 11 of KS students perform below at 4th
  grade vs. 18 national
• Students report 18 less anxiety in computer-base
  instruction.
• 3rd 4th grade student have an overall 3.9
  rating out of 5 being most positive with online
  BAIP tutorials.

Data Provided by National KIDS COUNT Program
(2000)
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Next Steps

• Continue to confer with eDL staff on existing
  data collected through system access.
• Review previous teacher attitudinal survey
• Review previous student tutorial attitudinal
  surveys
• Develop teacher new attitudinal survey for sample
  schools.