Date of Award
Fall 12-15-2022
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Dr. Kristen Carlson
Keywords
Handwritten, Digitally, five-paragraph essay, Performance, Causal Comparative
Abstract
Technology use in the secondary education setting has been increasing since the early 2000s, but with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, when students learned remotely, technology use exponentially increased. Many districts provided devices for their students to continue their schoolwork. As we return to the classroom, should assignments remain technology-based or return to handwritten assignments? In this study, the researcher focused on identifying whether handwritten work or typing is more effective when developing a five-paragraph analysis essay in a ninth-grade classroom. Students were given the same curriculum throughout the study, but one group was given the curriculum through worksheets to focus on handwritten work, while the other group was given their assignments digitally and was able to type the information. The results are shown using an independent Mann-Whitney U test to compare the students’ five-paragraph analysis essay scores.
Recommended Citation
Coryell, Brittany, "How Well Do Students Perform on A Five-Paragraph Analysis Essay When Writing Digitally Versus Handwritten?" (2022). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 640.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/640