ERIC Number: ED577513
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 156
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ISBN: 978-0-3550-8297-5
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One-to-One Chromebooks: Instructional Tool Implementation and the Effects on Student Engagement
Haselhorst, Crystal
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, McKendree University
The purpose of this study was to determine if one-to-one Chromebook use has an effect on student engagement and how one-to-one Chromebooks are used as an instructional tool. Specifically, what are the perceptions of middle school administrators and middle school core content-area teachers on one-to-one Chromebook use as an instructional tool and the effects on student engagement? The researcher identified six schools in the St. Louis Metro area that have implemented one-to-one Chromebook initiatives in grades six through eight and used purposeful convenience sampling to choose six administrators and twenty teachers to participate in this study. This study was comprised of a phenomenological qualitative approach. There were three methods used in order to collect data: interviews, online surveys, and focus group discussions. The findings of this study are significant to any district who may be considering launching a one-to-one Chromebook program. Eight major themes emerged based on one-to-one Chromebook use in middle school core content-area classrooms: increased student engagement, increased collaboration among students, increased opportunities for off-task behavior, no change in student engagement, increased web-based opportunities and resources as valuable instructional tools, increased individualized instruction, technological difficulties, and increased student-led instruction. Through the themes that emerged, this study shows that by implementing Chromebooks one-to-one, there appears to be an increase in student engagement and there are multiple ways to use Chromebooks as an instructional tool. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Online Surveys, Focus Groups, Program Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Cooperative Learning, Individualized Instruction, Technological Literacy, Time on Task, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Missouri (Saint Louis)
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