ISTE Conference Presentation 2012 School Readiness
1. School Readiness:
Outcomes & Approaches
Handouts Available
ISTE Conference June 2012
Lilla Dale McManis, Ph.D. dmcmanis@hatchearlychildhood.com
Copyright 2012
2. Background
• Long history showing connection between
‘traditional’ technology and positive outcomes
for early learners.
• Much less known about interactive
technologies.
• Our framework focuses on
– Usability
– Appropriate content and
– Attention to how young children best learn.
3. Two Studies w/ Preschoolers
• Focus on language/literacy & math.
• Similar amount of instructional time
(about 6 months).
• Pre- and post-testing with
standardized assessments.
• One with IWB and one with
touchscreen computer.
• IWB activities more teacher-guided.
Touchscreen activities more
computer-assisted.
4. IWB
• 8 school district pre-k classrooms.
• 1 hour per week.
10. Improvement in Standard Scores
10
9
8
7
Difference score*
6
5
Control (n=70)
4
iSS (n=55)
3
2
1
0
TOPEL Bracken
Standardized Test
11. National Percentile Rank Improvement
on the TOPEL
15
Difference from Normative Standard (50th
10
5
percentile)*
0 Pretest
Posttest
-5
-10
-15
Control (n=70) iSS (n=55)
12. National Percentile Rank Improvement on
the Bracken
10
Difference from Normative Standard (50th
8
6
4
percentile)*
2
0 Pretest
-2
Posttest
-4
-6
-8
-10
Control (n=70) iSS (n=55)
