Using Notational Resources to Support Reading Comprehension in Science: A Comparison of Digital Voice Notes and Digital Text Notes
Researchers in Collier County School District are conducting a study to compare two types of notational resources in the WYNN electronic reading environment within a randomized controlled trial: digital voice notes and digital text notes. The study will be conducted in two phases. The first phase is a pilot study in one 5th grade classroom in Naples Florida. It was completed in December of 2007. The second phase, scheduled to begin March 2008, will be a randomzied control trial using students from eight 5th grade classrooms in this county-wide district.
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