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Exploring the boundaries of learning through multimedia
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Exploring the boundaries of learning through multimedia
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Rutgers University
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The purpose of this case study was to examine how the use of multimedia digital literacies in the classroom compares with the use of traditional writing in addressing certain reading and writing skills outlined in the Core Curriculum Standards for English Language Arts. A secondary goal was to examine how the students themselves conceptualized the use of multimedia and its’ effectiveness in education. As a teacher-researcher, I completed a qualitative case study within the contemporary bounded system of my 8th grade language arts class while students completed a project called the Bound Project. In order to determine the effectiveness of using multimedia for the nine students who took part in the study, I examined student pre-assessments, reviewed individual surveys, spent time going through projects with individual students, and conducted focus groups. The data was coded using different coding structures: Six Core Curriculum Standards, Theoretical Frameworks/Learning Preferences, Classroom Achievement. After coding and analysis, the data resulted in two major findings. The first is that the use of multimedia digital literacies resulted in all nine students increasing their master of the Core Curriculum Standards and also their success in non-standards-based classroom achievement areas. Secondly, the students themselves were able to pinpoint eight factors that influenced their overall improvement, all of which were related to the use of multimedia digital literacies. These factors included Choice, Interest/Engagement, Technology Interest, Creativity, Ease, Connectibility/Familiarity, Stress Relief, Learning Better. These factors and the significant improvement in student achievement provide reliable, though not generalizable, data to help educators make decisions concerning the use of multimedia digital literacies in classroom instruction and assessment.
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Literacy Education
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Literacy
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by Dakashna Lang
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Multimedia
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Digital literacies
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ETD doctoral
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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