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Dr. Neil HeffernanAssociate Professor of Computer Science•Co-Director, Learning Sciences & Technologies Graduate Program•Teach For America Teacher •Over 50 Peer-Reviewed Empirical Studies

•Writes Grants•Does Research•Invents innovations for ASSISTments

Who is Neil?

25 Districts in MA

Andrew Burnett7th Grade Teacher•Has been using ASSISTments for 3 years.•Builds content shared with others.

•Homework•Skill Building•Data Driven Benchmarks

Who is Andrew?

Cristina Heffernan Chief Teacher Trainer, Co-Founder of ASSISTments•7 years as Math Teacher•8 Year as math coach and PD provider

•Leads Professional Development•Trains Trainers•Monitors Content•Runs Studies

Who is Cristina?

What to do differently

Why change your

behavior.

Homework

Skills

Parent Notification

School Level

Homework

What to do differently.

HomeworkThe Experiment• Experiment: Correctness feedback and went over

homework with the item report.• Control: Entered in test mode, read answers in class

the next day.

The ResultsPre Entering School After

Going Over

• Control 8% 58% 65%• Experiment 7% 70% 82%

Why change your behavior.

Control Experimental

Control

Experimental

One Student’s experience

Homework

Skills

Parent Notification

School Level

Skill Building with

Re-Assessment and

Re-Training

What to do differently.

ARRS

ARRSThe Experiment• Experiment: Given practice until 3 right in a row and

then continual re-assessment and re-training.• Control: Only practiced until they get 3 right in a

row.

The Results

Why change your behavior.

Homework

Skills

Parent Notification

School Level

What to do differently.

Parent Notification

Hi Mr. Burnett, This is a great system.  Do you know if all of the math teachers at Millbury are using this.  I have an older son in 10th at the HS and this would be a good system to keep track of his progress as well.  Thanks,

Parent NotificationThe Experiment• Experiment: Received an automatic notice each

Friday about the results of all the assignments.• Control: Did not receive a notice.

The Results• Parents felt more connected (p<.05).• The homework completion rate increased was

statistically significant (p<.05).

Why change your behavior.

Homework

Skills

Parent Notification

School Level

Quasi-ExperimentalThe Experiment:• Compute gain scores from 6th to 7th grade. • 3 experimental schools with one control.

The Results:• Reliable improvement on state tests (.3

standard deviation effect size.)• Big benefit for special education students.• Teacher effect.

Why change your behavior.

Homework

Skills

Parent Notification

School Level

Evaluate the Web

Data Driven

What to do differently.

Evaluate the Web

Evaluate the WebThe Experiment• Experiment: Students randomly get one

website or the other randomly.• Do student learn more if we give them the

option to see web pages?

The Results

Why change your behavior.

What to do differently.

Data Driven

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Data DrivenThe Experiments

have been done.

Why change your behavior.

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Students

TeachersStudentParents

School Admin

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Researchers

Ecosystem

Conclusion

Conclusion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9oXZoMiN4&feature=player_embedded

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