Current Research Projects
Research Title: Impact and best practices on use of iPod Touch with assistive technology to help student with Autism/PDD and accompanying speech delay. Research Project Site: http://itouchandautism.educationstudygroup.com Research Year: 2009-2010 Research Classification: Student Support/Enrichment Research Summary: The marketplace of “apps” for iPhone and iPod Touch technology is growing. It is also growing in the field of assitive technology. iPhone technology provides computing and storage power in an unrivaled small space which is a clear advantage over older model assistive communication devices such as Dynavox. This research will obtain the technology for a single student and their teacher and look at best practices and impact on student behavior and learning.
Research Title: Looking at non-transient SOL data from Title One schools. Research Project Site: http://nontransientsol.educationstudygroup.com Research Question: For non-transient students, do SOL scores meet or exceed benchmark standards, compared with SOL results for transient students? Research Year: 2009-2010 Research Classification: Support Services to Schools Research Summary: Many Title One schools have very transient population. Standardized testing scores are impacted. The research project seeks to review data of students who were not transient in one K-5 Title One school–students who stayed the course for all six years, and look at the impacts transient students have on the overall scores.
More detailed descriptions to come … Links to Updated Project Sites
