Students with disabilities are less likely to graduate from high school and tend to score
lower on standardized tests than their general education peers. Although use of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can improve these outcomes for
traditional students, it has been unclear whether its use positively affects learning gains
for the inclusion student. The purpose of this study was to determine if the academic test
performance of 5th grade ESE inclusion students was enhanced by implementing ICT as
a curriculum resource in their classrooms. Two frameworks provided structure for this
study: the theory of social constructivism and the capability approach. The study
population consisted of all 5th grade ESE inclusion students in 74 school districts in one
southern state. Data sources were the state's annual assessment scores for English
language arts (ELA) and mathematics. Data were analyzed using 2 Mann Whitney U tests
to compare ESE inclusion students' assessment scores in the 2nd year of testing as
compared to the 1st year of testing (2015-2016 as compared to 2014-2015). The findings
of the study revealed no significant difference between the ESE inclusion students' scores
in the 1st and 2nd years for ELA and math scores even with ICT used as a resource. This
outcome impacts social change by answering a question about whether ICT made a
difference as used, and indicates that other studies must be done to better understand why
ICT was not successful or how it can be used to significantly improve inclusion student
outcomes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:waldenu.edu/oai:scholarworks.waldenu.edu:dissertations-6080 |
| Date | 01 January 2018 |
| Creators | Marcino, Patricia |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks |
| Source Sets | Walden University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies |
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