ERIC Number: EJ858182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 42
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9258
Technology Task Autonomy and Gender Effects on Student Performance in Rural Middle School Science Classrooms
Cantrell, Pamela; Sudweeks, Richard
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v28 n4 p359-379 Oct 2009
This project investigated the effects of technology task autonomy, teacher gender, and student gender on student achievement scores for students disaggregated by IEP and SES in middle school science classrooms. Participants were from the treatment group in a larger quasi-experimental design project that investigated the effects of integrated technology on student achievement. The four levels of task autonomy resulted in differentiated test score means with lower scores for low task autonomy and higher scores for high task autonomy. Student scores in classrooms taught by female teachers increased as task autonomy increased, while scores in classrooms taught by males remained relatively flat. Teacher gender was found to be significant when interacting with IEP, and student gender was significant when interacting with SES. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Student Motivation, Scores, Personal Autonomy, Rural Schools, Gender Differences, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status, Program Descriptions, Graduate Study, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Internet, Science Teachers, Science Achievement, Science Tests, Technology Integration, Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Laptop Computers, Computer Peripherals
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Middle Schools; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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