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标题：A cluster randomized control field trial of the ABRACADABRA web-based reading technology: replication and extension of basic findings
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作者：Piquette, Noella A. ; Savage, Robert S. ; Abrami, Philip C. 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2014
卷号：5
页码：1-11
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01413
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：The present paper reports a cluster randomized control trial evaluation of teaching using ABRACADABRA (ABRA), an evidence-based and web-based literacy intervention (http://abralite.concordia.ca) with 107 kindergarten and 96 grade 1 children in 24 classes (12 intervention 12 control classes) from all 12 elementary schools in one school district in Canada. Children in the intervention condition received 10-12 hours of whole class instruction using ABRA between pre- and post-test. Hierarchical linear modeling of post-test results showed significant gains in letter-sound knowledge for intervention classrooms over control classrooms. In addition, medium effect sizes were evident for three of five outcome measures favoring the intervention: letter-sound knowledge (d = .66), phonological blending (d = .52), and word reading (d = .52), over effect sizes for regular teaching. It is concluded that regular teaching with ABRA technology adds significantly to literacy in the early elementary years.
关键词：randomized controlled trial; Reading development; Web Applications; Internet; intervention; elementary school education