Kirby, P. C. (2004). New Orleans, LA: I CAN Learn.
Reviewed: August 2017
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Please see the WWC summary of evidence for I CAN Learn® Algebra.
Reviewed: August 2017
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Please see the WWC summary of evidence for I CAN Learn® Geometry.
Reviewed: August 2017
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Please see the WWC summary of evidence for I CAN Learn®.
Reviewed: March 2009
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Please see the WWC summary of evidence for I CAN Learn Pre-Algebra and Algebra.
|
Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
California Standards Test: General Mathematics |
I CAN Learn Pre-Algebra and Algebra vs. Business as Usual |
Spring 2004 |
Grade 8;
|
315.58 |
299.73 |
Yes |
|
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
| Black | 36% | |
| Other or unknown | 35% |
| Hispanic | 29% | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 71% |
The participating students were from Bret Harte Middle School, which is one of five middle schools in Hayward Unified School District in Alameda County, California.
The study sample included 204 eighth-grade students enrolled in General Mathematics (91 in I CAN Learn® classes and 113 in traditionally-taught classes) in Bret Harte Middle School. The I CAN Learn® classes contained a higher proportion of African-American students, and a lower proportion of Hispanic and non-native English speaking students, than the comparison classes. Approximately 59% of the total sample were males (56% I CAN Learn®, 62% comparison) and 41% were females (44% I CAN Learn®, 38% comparison); 36% of the total sample were African-American (48% I CAN Learn®, 26% comparison), 29% were Hispanic (22% I CAN Learn®, 35% comparison), and 35% were reported as “all other” (30% I CAN Learn®, 39% comparison).
Students were taught eighth-grade mathematics by one teacher using the I CAN Learn® Pre-algebra curriculum. The I CAN Learn® lessons were chosen to align to the California Mathematics Standards. The teachers used the I CAN Learn® computer system as the primary system of instructional delivery and used the Classroom Manager class management/grade book system to identify students who needed additional instruction on specific concepts. The intervention and evaluation occurred during the 2003–04 academic year.
Comparison students were taught in traditional classes, with the teacher as the primary deliverer of instruction, using a curriculum based on the state-adopted Glencoe pre-algebra textbook
The primary outcome measure was the General Mathematics exam from the California Standards Test (CST) administered in 2004. For a more detailed description of this outcome measure, see Appendix A2.
The intervention teacher received professional development in using the I CAN Learn® software and managing the instructional environment.
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