iPad Use and Its Effect on Students' Test Scores

1. Data/Statistics

1.1. Twin Cities Article

1.1.1. "Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Not yet"

1.2. MIT Study Conducted at West Point

1.3. Silicon Valley Tech Report

1.3.1. Provides perspectives from teachers and parents concerning tech-use in schools and at home.

1.4. Charles Pinckney Elementary School Test Data from 2016-2018

1.4.1. 2016 & 2017 testing were conducted on the iPad. 2018 ELA testing was conducted using paper and pencil.

1.5. South Carolina Department of Education

1.5.1. Statistics and Data concerning the amount of schools in Charleston County that are 1:1 and test scores.

2. Current Tech-Free Trend

2.1. Computers and Human Behavior

2.2. Silicon Valley Article

2.2.1. Parents discourage use of technology

2.3. France's Recent Ban

2.3.1. France has created a law banning children 15 years old and younger from having cell phones in school.

2.4. Mobile Phone Bans

2.4.1. Study claims that the ban of mobile phones improved students' exam results.

3. My Proposed Study

4. Psychological & Current Studies

4.1. Effects of Screen-Time on Children

4.2. Psychology Today Article

4.2.1. "5 Reasons iPads Should Not be in the Classroom"

4.3. Chicago Tribune Article

4.3.1. Commentary: "Children need conversation, not iPads, in school"

5. 1:1 Initiative & Educators' Opinions

5.1. Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse Is Making Our Kids Dumber

5.1.1. This is written by two veteran teacher who believe screen time is hurting our students instead of helping.

5.2. London Knowledge Based Lab Study

5.2.1. "What the Research Says: iPads in the Classroom"

5.3. Efficacy and Achievement in Reading Study

5.3.1. Padgett, R. M. (2017, January 1). 1:1 iPad Implementation: A Study on Efficacy and Achievement in Reading. ProQuest LLC,

5.4. "The Impact of a School Board's One-to-One iPad Initiative on Equity and Inclusion"

5.4.1. Kirkpatrick, L. l., Brown, H. M., Searle, M. J., Sauder, A. E., & Smiley, E. (2017). The Impact of a School Board's One-to-One iPad Initiative on Equity and Inclusion. Exceptionality Education International, 27(2), 26-53.

5.5. "Does It Matter Whether One Takes a Test on an iPad or a Desktop Computer?'

5.5.1. Ling, G. (2016). Does It Matter Whether One Takes a Test on an iPad or a Desktop Computer?. International Journal Of Testing, 16(4), 352-377