Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Dissertation - NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Advisor

Karen D. Bowser

Committee Member

Ronald P. Kern

Keywords

Engagement, Middle Schools, Technology, Laptop Computers

Abstract

This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate the impact of a one-to-one netbook implementation on middle school students’ perceptions of their school engagement.

Student engagement has been described in different ways. Studies have categorized engagement as related to academic, behavioral, and emotional behaviors. Schools and school districts have implemented different strategies and invested resources as a means to increase student engagement.

Schlechty (2001) suggested that engagement considers the importance of the student’s involvement with a task as well as the value that a student places in the task. This study recognizes the importance of the student’s perceptions in determining whether engagement exists.

In 2010-11, middle school students in a school district in northern Texas were issued a netbook, a small laptop computer, in a one-to-one (1:1) netbook implementation. Technology, such as netbooks, is often viewed as a resource that motivates students. This study considers the impact of the 1:1 implementation on student perceptions of their engagement following the implementation.

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