Technologies to Enhance and Extend Children's Understanding of Geometry: A Configurative Thematic Synthesis of the Literature

Helen Crompton; Melva R. Grant; Khitam Y. H. Shraim

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 1 (2018) pp. 59–69

Empirical evidence indicates that students are not learning geometry with relational understanding of the concepts. Studies have shown that digital technologies can support students in mathematics. The purpose of this study was to find which...

An Examination of an Online Tutoring Program's Impact on Low-Achieving Middle School Students' Mathematics Achievement

Shanan Chappell; Pamela Arnold; John Nunnery; Melva Grant

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 19, No. 5 (2015) pp. 37–53

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the impact of synchronous online tutoring services on struggling middle school students' mathematics achievement. The online tutoring was provided as a response to intervention (RTI) Tier 3...

Increasing STEM Competence in Urban, High Poverty Elementary School Populations

Sueanne McKinney; Cynthia Tomovic; Melva Grant; KaaVonia Hinton

K-12 STEM Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct 01, 2017) pp. 267–282

Enhancing STEM competence (e.g., interests, knowledge, skills, and dispositions) among urban, high poverty, elementary school populations in the United States (U.S.) is and remains a growing national concern, especially since Science, Technology,...

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