Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of online individual education plans: a case study from a South Texas elementary school

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dc.contributor.advisorCifuentes, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorBonner, William Bryant III
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGonzalez, Elsa
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLucido, Frank
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBrouillard, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-01T21:25:56Z
dc.date.available2017-06-01T21:25:56Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.descriptionA dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative case study based upon the theories of technology adoption and technology integration planning (TIP) with the focus on design and development was to understand design features that encourage effectiveness and efficiency for using online individual education plans (IEP) along with the online IEP lived experiences of administrators, teachers, and parents in a South Texas elementary school. The case for this study was an elementary school in a suburb of a South Texas metropolitan area. The school is in a school district with a total student enrollment greater than 100,000. Findings included four major themes in terms of the participants lived experiences in using online IEPs: • The online IEP facilitates a collaborative process in a data-driven manner with a single source of the record. • The user experience (UX) is unpleasant and a difficult process to administer. • The online IEP does not take advantage of software best practices. • The solution enables better monitoring of student performance and success. Key online IEP efficiency benefits include system accessibility and mobility, non-paper based (for the most part), form order consistency, and process simplicity. The online IEP adds value to help promote student success and informs parents of the status of goal achievement. Features for improvement include better reuse of information, easier printing and reporting of key data, automated goal progress calculations including percentage-based calculations, and better integration with ancillary systems. The findings informed software developers and educators regarding features that would encourage broad adoption and facilitate personalized instruction for learners within and beyond the disability community.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Education and Human Developmenten_US
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership, Curriculum & Instructionen_US
dc.format.extent180 pages.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/1168
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.holderBonner, William Bryant III
dc.subjectiepen_US
dc.subjectindividual education plansen_US
dc.subjectonline individual education plansen_US
dc.subjectsoftware design and developmenten_US
dc.subjecttechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subjecttexas elementary schoolen_US
dc.titleEvaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of online individual education plans: a case study from a South Texas elementary schoolen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum & Instructionen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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