This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate the impact of a one-to-one netbook implementation on middle school students’ perceptions of their school engagement. Student engagement has been described in different ways. Studies have categorized engagement as related to academic, behavioral, and emotional behaviors. Schools and school districts have implemented different strategies and invested resources as a means to increase student engagement. Schlechty (2001) suggested that engagement considers the importance of the student’s involvement with a task as well as the value that a student places in the task. This study recognizes the importance of the student’s perceptions in determining whether engagement exists. In 2010-11, middle school students in a school district in northern Texas were issued a netbook, a small laptop computer, in a one-to-one (1:1) netbook implementation. Technology, such as netbooks, is often viewed as a resource that motivates students. This study considers the impact of the 1:1 implementation on student perceptions of their engagement following the implementation.
| Date of Award | Jan 1 2012 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Karen D. Bowser (Supervisor) & Ronald P. Kern (Advisor) |
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