Poster #47 - Effective Teaching in the Digital Classroom: A Mixed-Method Study of Middle School English Language Arts Classes

• In Event: 77.059 - MTCC Tuesday Poster Session 18
  In Poster Session: 77.059-8 - Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session

Abstract

As one-to-one classrooms become prevalent in the U.S., a deeper understanding of effective classroom practices becomes increasingly critical to promoting student learning and achievement. This mixed-methods study uses multiple data sources (i.e., classroom observations, teacher interview, standardized assessment scores) to investigate classroom practices that support student literacy development within the context of a district-wide technology-based intervention. The quantitative findings highlight the importance of teachers’ use of modelling in promoting student learning. The subsequent qualitative analysis further uncovers that use of modelling served as a form of sociocognitive apprenticeship that made visible the structures and conventions needed to successfully engage in literacy activities. This study adds to the growing literature on the nature of effective pedagogy with a digital environment.

Authors

• Ying Xu, University of California - Irvine

• Yenda Prado, University of California - Irvine

• Penelope Collins, University of California - Irvine

• George Farkas, University of California - Irvine

• Mark Warschauer, University of California - Irvine