This Interactive Qualifying Project involved the design and fulfillment of a study pertaining to the education of eighth-grade math students by computer-based tutoring (the ASSISTments system). The experiment evaluated the effect of combining mastery learning with retesting and relearning in an experimental group compared to control that receives only mastery training. Data produced by the study shows that by using the ASSISTments program to retest students they are capable of gaining significantly greater retention than control while requiring less educator involvement.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Win, Tin Myo
• Spangenberger, Anthony George

Subject

• Computing
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050311-141519

Keyword

• Academic achievement
• Computer-assisted instruction
• Education, Secondary

Advisor

• Heffernan, Neil

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-05-03

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-27