ERIC Number: EJ867618
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9487
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Effects of a Computerized Program on Use of the Test-Taking Strategy by Secondary Students with Disabilities
Lancaster, Paula E.; Schumaker, Jean B.; Lancaster, Sean J. C.; Deshler, Donald D.
Learning Disability Quarterly, v32 n3 p165-179 Sum 2009
Students with disabilities must meet many testing demands, given the current emphasis on accountability and state competency testing. The purpose of this project was to develop and field test a computerized program to teach the Test-Taking Strategy (Hughes, Schumaker, Deshler, & Mercer, 1988) to secondary-level students with disabilities. The original instruction for the Test-Taking Strategy, validated by Hughes and Schumaker (1991), was transformed into a computerized format based on input from students, teachers, design experts, and technical consultants. A quasi-experimental design utilizing intact classes of students with learning disabilities at both the junior-high and high-school levels was employed to determine the effects of the program. Results showed the computerized program was effective in teaching students to use the Test-Taking Strategy. Statistical differences were found between the posttests of the two groups related to their knowledge of the Test-Taking Strategy, use of the strategy steps on tests, and ability to think aloud about their use of the strategy in a test-taking situation. No differences were found between gains made by junior- and senior-high students in the experimental groups. Further research is warranted to determine if this medium is effective for teaching students other types of strategies. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Protocol Analysis, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Field Tests, Test Wiseness, Junior High School Students, Special Needs Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Age Differences, Test Construction, Questionnaires, Pretests Posttests, Computer Peripherals
Council for Learning Disabilities. P.O. Box 4014, Leesburg, VA 20177. Tel: 571-258-1010; Fax: 571-258-1011; Web site: http://www.cldinternational.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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