New evidence on the effect of computerized individualized practice and instruction on language skills.

Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on the effect of computerized individualized practice and instruction on language skills, more specifically on spelling. An individually randomized experiment among 7th grade students in the Netherlands is developed to study the effect of an adaptive digita...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 440 - 450
Autores principales: Ghysels, J., Haelermans, C.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2018
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Sumario:Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on the effect of computerized individualized practice and instruction on language skills, more specifically on spelling. An individually randomized experiment among 7th grade students in the Netherlands is developed to study the effect of an adaptive digital homework tool on spelling performance. Using an instrumental variable approach to control for actual use of the digital tool, we show that there are small positive effects of practicing with an adaptive digital tool for spelling for 7th grade students. Effects are largest for low‐performing students.