Computer Adaptive Instruction and Assessment: The Story of Prescriptive Curriculum in One Rural Mississippi School

Author

Mary Simpson StoneFollow

Date of Award

Spring 4-29-2022

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Education

First Advisor

Ellen Ann Shelton

Second Advisor

Ann Monroe

Third Advisor

Joel Amidon

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The aim of this study was to discover the impact iReady, a computerized instruction and assessment software, and Ready, the software’s printed counterpart, have had on English/Language Arts teachers at School D (pseudonym). School D is part of the Achieving Success School District (pseudonym) which is located in Town X (pseudonym) in rural Mississippi. This study uses a mixed methods approach to understand teachers’ perceptions of iReady software and Ready curriculum in general as well as teachers’ perceptions of how the implementation of the program affected themselves and their students. The findings and implications recorded in this study are a result of data collected from ethnographic research, surveys, and interviews.

Recommended Citation

Stone, Mary Simpson, "Computer Adaptive Instruction and Assessment: The Story of Prescriptive Curriculum in One Rural Mississippi School" (2022). Honors Theses. 2747.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2747

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