Instruments The instruments used in this evaluation study have been developed by the evaluator and approved by the client. Validity will be ensured by the professor. Instruments include: Teacher surveys: These surveys include both closed ended and open ended questions. Teachers were asked to report on their methods and frequency of using Study Island in the classroom. They were also asked questions dealing with their impressions of the effectiveness of the software and ideas for making its usage more prevalent and efficient. These surveys were created in GoogleDocs and emailed to the teachers. No identifying data, other than demographical information, will be gathered. Student surveys: These surveys included only closed ended questions and were administered to each classroom by the teacher. Students were asked questions about their Study Island usage and impressions of the software program. Study Island usage reports: These reports were provided by the client and used for comparison data. The report data does not include any student identifying information, but does provide information about the amount of time students spend on Study Island, the number of questions that they answer, and the accuracy of their responses during a given time frame. Teacher Surveys Student Surveys SI Usage Reports Question 1: SI X Usage/Academic Growth Questions 2: SI Usage X Methods Question 3: Methods X X and Results Questions 4-6: SI X X Usage Data Analysis Teacher Surveys The data collected from each survey question was organized into graphs to uncover response patterns. As noted in figure 1 below, the most common criteria that teachers use for selecting students to use Study Island while at school are low achieving students and students who have no computer access
Instruments The instruments used in this evaluation study have been developed by the evaluator and approved by the client. Validity will be ensured by the professor. Instruments include: Teacher surveys: These surveys include both closed ended and open ended questions. Teachers were asked to report on their methods and frequency of using Study Island in the classroom. They were also asked questions dealing with their impressions of the effectiveness of the software and ideas for making its usage more prevalent and efficient. These surveys were created in GoogleDocs and emailed to the teachers. No identifying data, other than demographical information, will be gathered. Student surveys: These surveys included only closed ended questions and were administered to each classroom by the teacher. Students were asked questions about their Study Island usage and impressions of the software program. Study Island usage reports: These reports were provided by the client and used for comparison data. The report data does not include any student identifying information, but does provide information about the amount of time students spend on Study Island, the number of questions that they answer, and the accuracy of their responses during a given time frame. Teacher Surveys Student Surveys SI Usage Reports Question 1: SI Usage/Academic Growth X Questions 2: SI Usage Methods X Question 3: Methods and Results X X Questions 4-6: SI Usage X X Data Analysis Teacher Surveys The data collected from each survey question was organized into graphs to uncover response patterns. As noted in figure 1 below, the most common criteria that teachers use for selecting students to use Study Island while at school are low achieving students and students who have no computer access
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