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Dr. Neil HeffernanAssociate Professor of Computer Science•Co-Director, Learning Sciences & Technologies Graduate Program•Teach For America Teacher •Over 50 Peer-Reviewed Empirical Studies
•Writes Grants•Does Research•Invents innovations for ASSISTments
Who is Neil?
25 Districts in MA
Andrew Burnett7th Grade Teacher•Has been using ASSISTments for 3 years.•Builds content shared with others.
•Homework•Skill Building•Data Driven Benchmarks
Who is Andrew?
Cristina Heffernan Chief Teacher Trainer, Co-Founder of ASSISTments•7 years as Math Teacher•8 Year as math coach and PD provider
•Leads Professional Development•Trains Trainers•Monitors Content•Runs Studies
Who is Cristina?
What to do differently
Why change your
behavior.
Homework
Skills
Parent Notification
School Level
Homework
What to do differently.
HomeworkThe Experiment• Experiment: Correctness feedback and went over
homework with the item report.• Control: Entered in test mode, read answers in class
the next day.
The ResultsPre Entering School After
Going Over
• Control 8% 58% 65%• Experiment 7% 70% 82%
Why change your behavior.
Control Experimental
Control
Experimental
One Student’s experience
Homework
Skills
Parent Notification
School Level
Skill Building with
Re-Assessment and
Re-Training
What to do differently.
ARRS
ARRSThe Experiment• Experiment: Given practice until 3 right in a row and
then continual re-assessment and re-training.• Control: Only practiced until they get 3 right in a
row.
The Results
Why change your behavior.
Homework
Skills
Parent Notification
School Level
What to do differently.
Parent Notification
Hi Mr. Burnett, This is a great system. Do you know if all of the math teachers at Millbury are using this. I have an older son in 10th at the HS and this would be a good system to keep track of his progress as well. Thanks,
Parent NotificationThe Experiment• Experiment: Received an automatic notice each
Friday about the results of all the assignments.• Control: Did not receive a notice.
The Results• Parents felt more connected (p<.05).• The homework completion rate increased was
statistically significant (p<.05).
Why change your behavior.
Homework
Skills
Parent Notification
School Level
Quasi-ExperimentalThe Experiment:• Compute gain scores from 6th to 7th grade. • 3 experimental schools with one control.
The Results:• Reliable improvement on state tests (.3
standard deviation effect size.)• Big benefit for special education students.• Teacher effect.
Why change your behavior.
Homework
Skills
Parent Notification
School Level
Evaluate the Web
Data Driven
What to do differently.
Evaluate the Web
Evaluate the WebThe Experiment• Experiment: Students randomly get one
website or the other randomly.• Do student learn more if we give them the
option to see web pages?
The Results
Why change your behavior.
What to do differently.
Data Driven
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Data DrivenThe Experiments
have been done.
Why change your behavior.
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WPIFaculty
StaffWPI
Students
TeachersStudentParents
School Admin
Content Builders
Funders
Researchers
Ecosystem
Conclusion
Conclusion
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