TECHNOLOGY

A Must for the Future

By: Katherine Knapp

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HOW IMPORTANT IS
TECHNOLOGY?

TO STAY

ENHANCE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHERORDER SKILLS

SUPPORTS INSTRUCTIONAL
Category
Average
Associated
STRATEGIES
Effect Size

Identifying
similarities
and
differences
Summarizing
and note
taking
Reinforcing
effort and
providing
recognition
Homework
and practice
Nonlinguistic
representatio
n
Cooperative
learning
Setting goals
and providing
feedback
Generating
and testing

1.61

Percentile
Gain
45

1.00

34

.80

29

.77

28

.75

27

.73

27

.61

23

.61

23

Teachers should:
Focus on the strategies
Focus on the available
technology
Focus on the unit
Build lessons on a solid,
foundation of effective
strategies
Add appropriate
technologies
Apply strategies to
ensure high-quality
instruction

Instuction
Level

# of Studies
Analyzed

Bangert-Drowns,
J. Kulik & C. Kulik
(1985)
Burns &
Bozeman (1981)

Secondary

51

Percentile
Gain Over
Control Group
10

Elementary &
Secondary

44

14

Cohen &
Dacanay (1991)

Health
Professions
Education
Elementary &
Secondary Math

38

18

33

16

Higher
Edcuation &
Adult Training
College

28

19

119

11

Adult Education

30

15

J. Kulik, C. Kulik
& BangertDrowns (1985)
Niemiec &
Walbert (1985)
Roblyer (1988)

Elementary

44

16

Elementary

48

14

Elementary to
Adult Education

82

12

Schmidt,
Weinstein,
Niemiec &
Walberg (1985)
Willett,
Yamashita &
Anderson (1983)

Special
Education

18

22

Pre-College
Science

11

Hartley (1978)
Fletcher (1990)

C. Kulik & J. Kulik

(1986)
C. Kulik, J. Kulik
& Shwalb (1986)

KULIKS META-ANALYSIS
STUDY

Meta-Analysis

Students

who used
computer
based
instruction
scored at the
64th
percentile on
achievement
tests
Students

learn more in
less time
Students

like
their classes
more and
development
more positive
attitudes

THANK YOU