Broadening Access to Algebra I: The Impact on Eighth Graders Taking an Online Course. [Research Brief]

Autor/in	Heppen, Jessica
Institution	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); American Institutes for Research
Titel	Broadening Access to Algebra I: The Impact on Eighth Graders Taking an Online Course. [Research Brief]
Quelle	(2012), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Algebra; Online Courses; Rural Schools; Grade 8; Mathematics Instruction; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Access to Education; Secondary School Mathematics; Middle School Students; Program Effectiveness; High Achievement; Learning Readiness; Student Characteristics; Maine; Vermont + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Lernbereitschaft
Abstract	Online courses are increasingly seen as a viable way to expand the number and types of courses offered and broadening access to key courses, particularly in small and rural schools. Algebra I in middle school exemplifies an important course that educators and policymakers want to be more available to students. To study the effectiveness of using an online course to broaden eighth graders' access to Algebra I, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) performed the first rigorous evaluation of the impact of an online course on student outcomes. This three-year study examined the effects of offering a fully online Algebra I course to eighth-grade students in mostly rural schools in Maine and Vermont. The study found that offering Algebra I as an online course is an effective way to broaden access for students in schools where access to the course is typically limited. This brief describes the study's purpose, methods, findings, and implications. (Contains 6 figures, 1 table, 1 footnote and 7 endnotes.) [This is a brief summarizing "Access to Algebra I: Online Mathematics for Grade 8 Students," a study conducted by the American Institutes for Research and Education Development Center. To access the full report, see ED527394.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10