<p> The purpose of this study was to determine if students in identified Illinois high schools who were a part of a one-to-one (1:1) laptop program achieved higher results on the computer-based Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment than students in identified Illinois high schools that did not participate in a laptop program. In addition, gaps between males, females, large high schools, and small high schools were analyzed to discern if laptop programs possibly helped close achievement disparities. This study used a quantitative, non-experimental design that focused on a causal-comparative analysis of archival data from the 2014-15 school year. Participants were students in identified Illinois high schools who were administered the English/language arts and math components of the computer-based PARRC assessment. Results showed no statistical significance in English/language arts achievement scores between students who participated in a 1:1 laptop program and those that did not participate in a 1:1 laptop program. As for the math portion of the PARCC, there was a statistical significance as students that did not participate in 1:1 laptop programs scored higher than students that participated in 1:1 laptop programs in all areas except for students in small high schools. Students in small high schools that participated in 1:1 laptop programs scored significantly higher than their counterparts that did not participate in 1:1 laptop programs. The findings from this study indicated that 1:1 laptop programs may not increase student achievement on computer-based assessments.</p><p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10288083 |
| Date | 07 September 2017 |
| Creators | Bleyer, Charles T. |
| Publisher | McKendree University |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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