Sunday, February 3, 2008

Podcasting & Student Achievement

http://www.etech.ohio.gov/programs/action/research/newark_english.jsp

While researching podcasting, I was trying to find things that people haven't come across yet. I have been seeing a lot of podcasting with subjects like science, but I haven't seen a lot with the arts. The arts are my passion - so I would like to learn more about how to use digital storytelling and podcasting in the arts classroom. Well, when searching for the 'arts' I came across podcasting and Language Arts. Also something that interests me!

This article discusses a study conducted to see if using podcasting in the English Language Arts classroom would improve student achievement. Although the conclusion of the study could not find a definitive correlation between podcasting and student achievement, the majority of participants reported that the audio podcast improved their skill development. I find it interesting that people would conduct studies to see how podcasting can directly and positively affect student achievement in children and I look forward to further researching this area!

1 comment:

Deborah said...

I recently conducted a research study regarding this same topic, podcasting and student achievement. Actually, it was for my dissertation. There is a paucity of research on this topic and I do hope to narrow that gap.