IWB+Study

=Study of how the tactile nature of object manipulation with IWBs affects students learning.=

Hypothesis:
The ability to manipulate items directly on the IWB may improve students ability to engage and/or learn, and there maybe differences among different learning populations especially those with Learning Disabilities or a Learning Handicap.

Study Population:
Second and Fifth Grade students in a regular education classroom, including students with LD IEP identifications, and students in a 4-6 grade Special Day class for Learning Handicapped students.

Study Setup:
Students will do activities requiring sorting and physical manipulation of objects in Kidspiration (should this be related to a subject/skill/idea they are learning about in their classroom? Should I try to find students who are missing a specific skill/learning based on their benchmark tests?). One group will do the activity on a computer using a mouse to manipulate the objects. The test group will do the activity on the IWB using their hand to manipulate the objects.

Students will be assessed as to how well they completed the sorting and manipulation, and what general conclusions they took from the activity (hey, you'll need to have some questions) based on oral questioning. They will also be asked to rate the activity and their level of interest in it.