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Publication Date: 2009
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Using Preservice Teachers to Improve Computer Skills of At-Risk Alternative High School Students
Ward, Martin J.; Kester, Donald; Kouzekanani, Kamiar
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v14 n2 p189-200 2009
This research examined the impact of preservice teachers delivering individualized instruction of basic computer skills to at-risk, ethnic minority alternative high school students in an urban school district in South Texas. The alternative high school students' achievement of computer skills, motivation to use computers, and self-efficacy as current and future students was assessed. University preservice teachers taught a keyboard/computer skills curriculum developed specifically for this collaborative teaching and learning project in 10 1-hr-long sessions 2 times a week over a 5-week period. A series of 2 by 2 repeated measures analysis of variance showed achievement gains as measured by a survey instrument within the treatment group. This small, preliminary study supports the use of preservice teachers in the delivery of an individualized, computer-based program of instruction for at-risk students. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Urban Schools, Achievement Gains, Computer Literacy, Individualized Instruction, At Risk Students, Skill Development, Minority Groups, High School Equivalency Programs, Student Teaching, Pretests Posttests, Instructional Effectiveness, Use Studies, Student Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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