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Experimental Study of the Ready to Teach Developmental Electronic Field Trip Reader Project
K-12 - Quantitative Research; Helene Jennings and Leilani Lucca, ORC Macro
This U.S. Department of Education funded experimental study examined the effect of three Electronic Field Trips (EFTs) on student reading comprehension skills and content knowledge. Reading levels and test scores on a national standardized reading test increased among control group middle-school students participating in the online field trips and multimedia resources from Maryland Public Television (MPT) Thinkport. The online field trips, developed with reading experts, provide students the opportunity to virtually explore, learn, and retain curriculum content through highly interactive experiences and activities. The study examined roughly 400 students in two Maryland public schools during the 2004-2004 school year. Reading enhancements such as professional narration of primary source material, vocabulary lists, and teacher support materials and instructional strategies were developed in conjunction with the field trips. These associated lesson plans and classroom activities can be used to build phonics skills, vocabulary, and comprehension of content knowledge.Links: