Search results for author:"Janet Helmer"
Total records matched: 4 Search took: 0.080 secs
35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 Attendees: if you are looking for papers from this conference, please use this special attendee-only 35th Anniversary - SITE 2024 search
-
Using computer-based instruction to improve Indigenous early literacy in Northern Australia: A quasi-experimental study
Jennifer Wolgemuth; Robert Savage; Janet Helmer; Tess Lea; Helen Harper; Kalotina Chalkiti; Christine Bottrell; Phil Abrami
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2011)
The effectiveness of a web-based reading support tool, ABRACADABRA, to improve the literacy outcomes of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students was evaluated over one semester in several Northern Territory primary schools in 2009. ABRACADABRA is...
Language: English
-
Challenges of Conducting Systematic Research in Australia's Northern Territory
Janet Helmer; Helen Harper; Tess Lea; Jennifer R. Wolgemuth; Kalotina Chalkiti
Asia Pacific Journal of Education Vol. 34, No. 1 (2014) pp. 36–48
This paper explores the challenges of conducting systematic research, using our experiences of conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of ABRACADABRA, an online tool for early childhood literacy instruction as the contextual framework. By...
-
Examining the Impact of ABRACADABRA on Early Literacy in Northern Australia: An Implementation Fidelity Analysis
Jennifer R. Wolgemuth; Philip C. Abrami; Janet Helmer; Robert Savage; Helen Harper; Tess Lea
Journal of Educational Research Vol. 107, No. 4 (2014) pp. 299–311
To address students' poor literacy outcomes, an intervention using a computer-based literacy tool, ABRACADABRA, was implemented in 6 Northern Australia primary schools. A pretest, posttest parallel group, single blind multisite randomized...
-
ABRACADABRA aids Indigenous and non-Indigenous early literacy in Australia: Evidence from a multisite randomized controlled trial
Jennifer R. Wolgemuth; Robert Savage; Janet Helmer; Helen Harper; Tess Lea; Phillip C. Abrami; Adrienne Kirby; Kalotina Chalkiti; Peter Morris; Jonathan Carapetis; William Louden
Computers & Education Vol. 67, No. 1 (September 2013) pp. 250–264
In many western countries, identifiable populations of children read below age-expectations, and the need for effective interventions remains pressing. Indigenous populations across the globe tend to have reading outcomes lower than comparative...
Language: English