Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Fischler Graduate School of Education and Human Services
Advisor
Judith Merz
Committee Member
Marcia O'Brien
Committee Member
Maryellen Maher
Keywords
aberdeen regional school district, applied dissertation study, distance education, educational technology, effectiveness, effectiveness of using videoconferencing, evaluation, grant, henry hudson regional school district, instructional design, instructional effectiveness, interactive video, Key Evaluation Checklist, keyport school district, mastery test, matawan-aberdeen regional school district, New Jersey, pairing and sharing, Partners in videoconferencing, perceptions, questionnaire, school districts, statistics, student learning, students, teaching, technology, videoconferencing, water, weather
Abstract
Three school districts in New Jersey, the Keyport School District, the Henry Hudson Regional School District, and the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District received a $125,000 pairing and sharing grant from Partners in videoconferencing as a means to offer otherwise unavailable classes to high school students. Each district created and presented 1 class to the students in the other districts using videoconferencing.
Based upon the Key Evaluation Checklist, this applied dissertation study evaluated the pairing and sharing program, focusing on the effectiveness of using videoconferencing as a technology for teaching and student learning.
Students completed a mastery test of the content taught in each of the 3 pairing and sharing classes and completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the videoconferencing experience. No significant difference was found among student scores regarding the class they liked best. A significant difference was found between student scores in 2 schools regarding the class in which students said they learned the most. A significant difference was found on the statistics mastery test but not on the water or weather mastery tests.