Over the past decade, technology has become a prominent feature in our lives.
Technology has not only been integrated into our lives, but into the classroom as well. Teachers have been provided with a tremendous amount of technology related tools to educate their students. However, many of these technologically enhanced tools have little to no research supporting their claims to enhance learning.
This study focuses on one aspect of technology, the iBook, to complete homework
relating to fractions, decimals, and percents in a sixth grade classroom. An iBook is a digital textbook that allows the user to interact with the book through various features. Some of these features include galleries, videos, review quizzes, and links to websites. These interactive features have the potential to enhance comprehension through interactivity and increased motivation. Prior to this study, two pilot iterations were conducted. During each pilot study, students in two sixth grade classrooms used the iBook to supplement learning of fractions, decimals, and percents. A comparison group was not included during either iteration, as the goal was to finetune
the study prior to implementation. The current study was the third iteration, which included a comparison and treatment group. During this study, three research questions were considered: 1) When learning fractions, decimals, and percents, in what ways, if any, do students achieve differently on a unit test when using an interactive iBook for homework as compared to students who have access to the same homework questions in an online static PDF format?
2) What are students’ perceptions of completing homework regarding fractions,
decimals, and percents with an interactive iBook compared to students who complete
homework in an online static PDF format?
3) In what ways does students’ achievement on homework differ when completing
homework related to fractions, decimals, and percents from an interactive iBook and
a static PDF online assignment?
Thirty students from a small charter school in southeast Florida participated in the third
iteration of this study. Fifteen students were in the comparison group and fifteen were in the
treatment group. Students in both groups received comparable classroom instruction, which was
determined through audio recordings and similar lesson plans. Treatment group students were
provided with a copy of the iBook for homework. Comparison group students were provided
with a set of questions identical to the iBook questions in a static digital PDF format. The
comparison group students also had access to the textbook, but not the iBook nor the additional
resources available within the iBook.
The study took place over three weeks. At the commencement of the study, all students
were given a pretest to determine their prior knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percents.
Students were also asked to respond to questions regarding typical homework duration, level of
difficulty, overall experience, and additional resources used for support. During the study, both
classes received comparable instruction, which included mini lessons, manipulative based
activities, mini quizzes, and group activities. Nightly homework was assigned to each group. At
the conclusion of the study, both groups were given a posttest, which was identical to the pretest.
Students were asked identical questions about their homework perceptions as prior to the study,
but were asked to respond in regards to the study alone. All participating students completed a
Over the past decade, technology has become a prominent feature in our lives.Technology has not only been integrated into our lives, but into the classroom as well. Teachers have been provided with a tremendous amount of technology related tools to educate their students. However, many of these technologically enhanced tools have little to no research supporting their claims to enhance learning.This study focuses on one aspect of technology, the iBook, to complete homeworkrelating to fractions, decimals, and percents in a sixth grade classroom. An iBook is a digital textbook that allows the user to interact with the book through various features. Some of these features include galleries, videos, review quizzes, and links to websites. These interactive features have the potential to enhance comprehension through interactivity and increased motivation. Prior to this study, two pilot iterations were conducted. During each pilot study, students in two sixth grade classrooms used the iBook to supplement learning of fractions, decimals, and percents. A comparison group was not included during either iteration, as the goal was to finetunethe study prior to implementation. The current study was the third iteration, which included a comparison and treatment group. During this study, three research questions were considered: 1) When learning fractions, decimals, and percents, in what ways, if any, do students achieve differently on a unit test when using an interactive iBook for homework as compared to students who have access to the same homework questions in an online static PDF format?2) What are students’ perceptions of completing homework regarding fractions,decimals, and percents with an interactive iBook compared to students who completehomework in an online static PDF format?3) In what ways does students’ achievement on homework differ when completinghomework related to fractions, decimals, and percents from an interactive iBook anda static PDF online assignment?Thirty students from a small charter school in southeast Florida participated in the thirditeration of this study. Fifteen students were in the comparison group and fifteen were in thetreatment group. Students in both groups received comparable classroom instruction, which wasdetermined through audio recordings and similar lesson plans. Treatment group students wereprovided with a copy of the iBook for homework. Comparison group students were providedwith a set of questions identical to the iBook questions in a static digital PDF format. Thecomparison group students also had access to the textbook, but not the iBook nor the additionalresources available within the iBook.
The study took place over three weeks. At the commencement of the study, all students
were given a pretest to determine their prior knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percents.
Students were also asked to respond to questions regarding typical homework duration, level of
difficulty, overall experience, and additional resources used for support. During the study, both
classes received comparable instruction, which included mini lessons, manipulative based
activities, mini quizzes, and group activities. Nightly homework was assigned to each group. At
the conclusion of the study, both groups were given a posttest, which was identical to the pretest.
Students were asked identical questions about their homework perceptions as prior to the study,
but were asked to respond in regards to the study alone. All participating students completed a
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