Examining the effects of ABRACADABRA, a web-based literacy program for primary school students in rural China
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2019
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This study investigated the effects of A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All (ABRACADABRA [ABRA]), a web-based literacy program developed by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University, on primary school children in rural China. After adjusting for initial pre-test difference, experimental students scored significantly higher on all three key reading outcomes. The study provides evidence that ABRA is effective where English is used as a first or second language, and is also effective in a context where English is used as a foreign language (EFL).
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DIGITAL LEARNING FOR DEVELOPMENT (DL4D), LITERACY, DIGITAL DIVIDE, LANGUAGE TEACHING, READING, RURAL SCHOOLS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, TEACHERS, CHINA, FAR EAST ASIA
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Cheung, A. C. K., & Guo, X. (2018). Examining the effects of ABRACADABRA, a web-based literacy program for primary school students in rural China. Quezon City, Philippines: Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development, Inc.