COMETeersBurnworth,

Henry, Rodriguez, & Wilsie

Fourth grade second language learners created digital stories using PowerPoint software.

Coded text to look for increase in adjectives and transitions. Results showed increase in Tier 2 transitional words. No change in the use of adjectives.

Not significant to be attributed to intervention

No significant increase in use of academic vocabulary

Treatment group showed slightly higher gains on exam based on story

Repetition of story during recording stage may be reason for higher scores on exam

12 participants in experimental case study

Early-Intermediate ELD

Narrated story and discussion questions using iMovie – added images representing text

Control group used current curriculum to teach a story

Treatment group's differences in gains were slightly higher than the control group's

Insignificant learning gains

Cannot draw conclusions about digital media's effectiveness, other than it is not ineffective.