A cluster randomized control field trial of the ABRACADABRA web-based reading technology: replication and extension of basic findings

作者：Piquette Noeha A; Savage Robert S^*; Abrami Philip C

来源：Frontiers in Psychology, 2014, 5: 1413.

DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01413

• randomized controlled trial
• reading development
• web applications
• internet
• intervention
• elementary school education

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 h 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 = +0.66), phonological blending (d = +0.52), and word reading (d = +0.52), over effect sizes for regular teaching. It is concluded that regular teaching with ABRA technology adds significantly to literacy in the early elementary years.

• 出版日期2014-12-4
• 单位McGill