Investigating Blended Learning: What Matters for Implementing a Digital Science Curriculum in an Urban District

• In Event: Flipping the Classroom: Hybrid/Blended Learning Environments

Abstract

Despite increasing use of digital content and technology in today’s classroom, research examining how technology is utilized in the classroom is limited. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a digital science curriculum, X-STEM, on student science achievement in 5th grade as well as to examine what other factors related to using a digital science curriculum (e.g., teacher training and attitudes, access to computers, etc.) are associated with student achievement. Using teacher survey data, learning analytics, and state achievement scores, this study will go beyond determining whether or not X-STEM is associated with greater student science achievement by examining factors within these classrooms that support or hinder the implementation of a digital science curriculum.

Authors

• Virginia Walker Snodgrass Rangel, Rice University

• Elizabeth R. Bell, Accelerate Learning Inc.

• Carlos Monroy, Rice University

• Jarrett Reid Whitaker, Rice University