Efficacy Study of the Science Notebook in a Universal Design for Learning Environment

• In Event: 77.027 - Authentic, Embedded, and Large-Scale Science Assessment

Abstract

The Science Notebook in a Universal Design for Learning Environment (SNUDLE) is a digital notebook that uses the Universal Design for Learning framework to support active science learning among elementary school students, particularly those who struggle with reading and writing or are unmotivated to learn science. Preliminary findings from the first of a two-year randomized control trial suggest no significant impact on motivation or academic achievement in science among the full sample of fourth graders receiving the SNUDLE intervention. Moderator analysis indicates significant positive interaction effects of the intervention on motivation in science among students with disabilities, as well as science academic achievement among students with LD and for whom English is not a first language.

Authors

• Jennifer Yu, SRI International

• Katherine Ferguson, SRI International

• Anne Eleanor Fikes, SRI International

• Xin Wei, SRI International

• Tejaswini Tiruke, SRI International

• Tracey E. Hall, Center for Applied Special Technology

• Jose Blackorby, CAST