ERIC Number: EJ1089895
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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Improving Access To, Quality, and the Effectiveness of Digital Tutoring in K-12 Education
Burch, Patricia; Good, Annalee; Heinrich, Carolyn
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v38 n1 p65-87 Mar 2016
There is considerable variation in how providers of digital education describe what they do, their services, how students access services, and what is delivered, complicating efforts to accurately assess its impact. We examine program characteristics of digital tutoring providers using rich, longitudinal observational and interview data and then analyze student attendance patterns and effects of digital tutoring on low-income students' reading and mathematics achievement. We find significant associations between formats, curriculum drivers, tutor locations, and other characteristics of digital providers and their effectiveness in increasing student achievement, as well as differential access by student characteristics, that warrant further investigation as digital providers' roles in K-12 instruction continue to expand.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Longitudinal Studies, Observation, Interviews, Low Income Students, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Tutorial Programs, Quasiexperimental Design, Teacher Role, Access to Information, Information Utilization, Student Characteristics, Achievement Gains, Effect Size, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Mixed Methods Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: California; Illinois; Minnesota; Texas; Wisconsin
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A090301