Evaluating Student Learning Through Innovative Digital Curricula

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium unites four research teams evaluating the influence of digital media and curricula on student achievement and career readiness:

Ready to Learn Initiative – Out-of-school media content for Pre-K that introduces future careers and computational thinking.

Future Quest Island, Explorations – A game-based curriculum for Grades 3-5 focused on career awareness, noting differences for students in various socioeconomic settings.

SRVCE – Online civics modules for middle and high school educators to implement as a supplemental or entire curriculum.

Mission US – Web-based role-playing games exploring pivotal moments in US history.

The session will be interactive, with panel presentations followed by a town hall discussion on the value and challenges of digital curricula, addressing equity and engagement in education.

Sub Unit

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools / Division H - Section 2: Program Evaluation in Schools

Chair

• Hai Lun Tan, Education Development Center, Inc.

Papers

• Ready To Learn: Study of Computational Thinking Resource for Prekindergarten-aged Children - Naomi Hupert, Education Development Center, Inc.

• Developing College and Career-Awareness in High-Poverty Elementary Schools using Game-Based Curricula - Meg Caven, Education Development Center, Inc.

• U.S. History through Young People’s Eyes: a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mission US - Hai Lun Tan, Education Development Center, Inc.; Joy Lorenzo Kennedy, Education Development Center, Inc.

Discussants

• Joy Lorenzo Kennedy, Education Development Center, Inc.

• Meg Caven, Education Development Center, Inc.

• Naomi Hupert, Education Development Center, Inc.