Developmental Analysis of the Effects of CAI on Mathematics Achievement

This meta-analysis examined the research question "What differences exist among the academic achievement levels of mathematics students who were exposed to computer-assisted instruction, and those who were not exposed to this instruction?"Hence, a comparison of the mathematics achievement between students who received either traditional instruction or traditional instruction supplemented with computerassisted instruction (CAI) was conducted.From the twenty-seven conclusions, an overall mean effect size of 0.236 was calculated, indicating that, on average, students receiving traditional instruction supplemented with CAI attained higher academic achievement than did 59.48 percent of those receiving traditional instruction alone.Moreover, a .094correlation between effect size years indicates that the effect of CAI on mathematics achievement has slightly increased during this period.