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COMETeersBurnworth,
Henry, Rodriguez, & Wilsie
Fourth grade second language learners created digital stories using PowerPoint software.
Coded text to look for increase in adjectives and transitions. Results showed increase in Tier 2 transitional words. No change in the use of adjectives.
Not significant to be attributed to intervention
No significant increase in use of academic vocabulary
Treatment group showed slightly higher gains on exam based on story
Repetition of story during recording stage may be reason for higher scores on exam
12 participants in experimental case study
Early-Intermediate ELD
Narrated story and discussion questions using iMovie – added images representing text
Control group used current curriculum to teach a story
Treatment group's differences in gains were slightly higher than the control group's
Insignificant learning gains
Cannot draw conclusions about digital media's effectiveness, other than it is not ineffective.