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 * Research Timeline **

I will begin my research in the winter, after the kindergarten students have developed basic knowledge of number concepts and are ready to learn about addition. I will first obtain permission from parents to determine which students will serve as participants. I will randomly assign the participants to the experimental and control groups. Then I will administer the addition pre-test. Students will receive the same classroom instruction over the course of six weeks. Students in the experimental group will receive additional daily CAI via the // Mega Math Blasters //software. Students in the control group will not receive additional CAI via the // Mega Math Blasters //software. At the end of six weeks, all students will take the addition post-test. I will score the pre- and post-tests and use statistical software to conduct my data analysis. Finally, I will share my results with faculty members.

**Date(s) ** ||  **Task **  || January 10 || Send home permission to participate forms (due date: January 14th) || January 18 || Form experimental and control groups based upon return of permission forms (two K classes each) || January 24 || Administer addition pre-test to all participants || January 31- March 11 || Use MegaMath CAI with experimental group (daily sessions/10-15 minutes each) || March 14 || Administer addition post-test to all participants || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">March 16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Administer student surveys to experimental group || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">March 17- April 1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Analyze data and summarize results  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">April 12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Share findings with staff at faculty meeting ||