three case-studies of the use of an audio support system embedded in a computer-based cognitive tutoring system and its effects on the math word problem solving performance of struggling readers英文精品课件.pdf

THREE CASE-STUDIES OF THE USE OF AN AUDIO SUPPORT SYSTEM EMBEDDED IN A COMPUTER-BASED COGNITIVE TUTORING SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE MATH WORD PROBLEM SOLVING PERFORMANCE OF STRUGGLING READERS by Eileen Ann St. John B.S. in Education, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993 M. Ed. in Education, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ed.D. in Reading University of Pittsburgh 2008 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING This dissertation was presented by Eileen Ann St. John It was defended on December 10, 2008 and approved by Dr. Ellen Ansell, Associate Professor, Instruction and Learning Dr. Linda Kucan, Assistant Professor, Instruction and Learning Dr. Rebecca Hamilton, Clinical Associate Professor, Instruction and Learning Dr. Naomi Zigmond, Professor, Instruction and Learning Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Rita M. Bean, Professor, Instruction and Learning ii Copyright © by Eileen Ann St. John 2008 iii THREE CASE-STUDIES OF THE USE OF AN AUDIO SUPPORT SYSTEM EMBEDDED IN A COMPUTER-BASED COGNITIVE TUTORING SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE MATH W