Improving Student Learning Through Creative Collaboration: A Study of the Effectiveness of Collaborative Creativity Software Use on Student Achievement
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Scott Elliot, Cathy Mikulas, SEG Measurement, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Denver, Colorado, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-95-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of student use of collaborative creativity software on academic achievement. This study investigated the following question: Do students in grades 3, 4 and 5 using collaborative creativity software as part of their instruction show larger gains in Mathematics and Reading Comprehension than a comparable group of students who do not use collaborative creativity software as part of their instruction? Using a quasi-experimental, pre-post design, this study compared the growth in students’ reading and mathematics skills. The findings indicate that students in classes using collaborative creativity software show greater academic achievement than a comparable group of students who did not use collaborative creativity software.
Citation
Elliot, S. & Mikulas, C. (2012). Improving Student Learning Through Creative Collaboration: A Study of the Effectiveness of Collaborative Creativity Software Use on Student Achievement. In T. Amiel & B. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2012--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 1942-1948). Denver, Colorado, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/41013/.
© 2012 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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