Date of Award

12-2008

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

John W. Hill

Second Advisor

Kay A. Keiser

Third Advisor

Neal F. Grandgenett

Abstract

Results indicated that 4th-grade students ( n = 19) participating in the inquiry-based, hands-on math instruction used in combination with web-based, computer-assisted math instruction group and 4th-grade students ( n = 19) participating in the inquiry-based, hands-on math instruction alone group did not significantly improve their pretest-posttest Problem Solving/Data Analysis, Concepts/Estimation, Math Total, and Math Computation norm-referenced normal curve equivalent achievement test score results. However, 4th-grade students participating in the inquiry-based, hands-on math instruction alone group posttest-posttest scores were statistically significantly greater than students who participated in the combination instruction group across all four subtests. Moreover, all posttest norm-referenced, Normal Curve Equivalent subtest scores for both groups were measured within the average range. On the criterion-referenced math test score posttest-posttest comparison, 53% of the 4th-grade students participating in the inquiry-based, hands-on math instruction used in combination with web-based, computer-assisted math instruction group compared to 37% of the 4th-grade students participating in the inquiry-based, hands-on math instruction alone group improved their posttest score results. Finally, no statistically significant differences between the two instructional groups were found for student absences, tardies, discipline referrals, and perceptions of math ability scores. Implications for improving math instruction are discussed.

Comments

Department formerly called Educational Administration and Supervision.

A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College of the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Education Major: Educational Administration.

Copyright 2008 Jason D. Plourde.

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