A Digital App to Improve Academic Outcomes for Students With and Without Disabilities

• In Event: Spotlight on Technology in Special Education

Abstract

This paper reviews the outcomes of research that combined the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) (Bulgren, 2004) with a digital application suite called CORGI (Co-Organize Your Learning). The research was conducted in two states, across science and history content with 652 students with and without disabilities (305 students in treatment; 347 students in control; 111 students with disabilities) in a randomized control trial. While previous research has found significant effect sizes in both science and history, the current study only found a positive impact on history content. Implications related to the findings and current research are discussed.

Authors

• Jose Blackorby, CAST

• James D. Basham, The University of Kansas

• Anne-Marie Knokey, SRI International

• Jenna Gravel, CAST