ERIC Number: EJ1165838
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
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How Teachers Integrate a Math Computer Game: Professional Development Use, Teaching Practices, and Student Achievement
Callaghan, M. N.; Long, J. J.; van Es, E. A.; Reich, S. M.; Rutherford, T.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v34 n1 p10-19 Feb 2018
As more attention is placed on designing digital educational games to align with schools' academic aims (e.g., Common Core), questions arise regarding how professional development (PD) may support teachers' using games for instruction and how such integration might impact students' achievement. This study seeks to (a) understand how teachers use PD resources (e.g., technology personnel and game-use workshops) for integration; (b) determine how teachers integrate games into their instruction; and (c) examine how those teaching practices are associated with student achievement. This mixed method study used survey and interview responses from elementary school teachers (n = 863) with access to PD resources for implementing a math game intervention and standardized math-test scores from their second- through sixth-grade students (n = 10,715). Findings showed few teachers sought PD assistance for integration, but many desired such support. Some reported using integrative practices (i.e., referencing game and using game-generated progress reports) to identify struggling students, whereas several found integration challenging. Teachers' reordering of game objectives to align with lessons and viewing of game-based PD videos were associated with increased student math achievement in our OLS-analysis. However, this result was no longer statistically significant within a school fixed-effects model, suggesting school differences may influence how strongly teachers' practices are associated with student achievement.
Descriptors: Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Interviews, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research, Intervention, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Learning Problems, Identification, Standardized Tests, Video Technology, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students, Least Squares Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: DGE1321846; R305A090527