The interactive online tutoring system Assistments was used to compare the effectiveness of online teaching using "scaffolding" and a traditional hints only system for MCAS preparation. Students were tested in three local schools, Worcester North High School, Worcester Vocational High School, and Doherty High School. A control group was given hints, and the test group was given scaffolding. The student's results were then analyzed to determine which was more effective.

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Creator

• Radtke, Derek B.
• Spetla, Hattie

Subject

• Community
• Learning
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D040I

Keyword

• Interdisciplinary approach in education
• Education, Secondary
• Computer-assisted instruction
• Human-computer interaction

Advisor

• Heffernan, Neil

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-10-21