Evaluation of Royal Far West School Solve It Program

With advances in technology, supplemental online education has been increasingly utilised to improve students’ learning outcomes for a number of years (Bower, 2011; West, 2011). Reports on the use of synchronous online learning environments (SOLEs) for curriculum delivery to primary aged students are very few, though this may mean they are less documented, not that they don’t exist. The advantages of using SOLEs mentioned in the literature are: i) convenience, ii) impact on students’ learning, iii) impact on students’ behaviour, and iv) social and emotional impact on students. A multi-method approach was used for the evaluation of the RFWS Solve It program. Both quantitative data and qualitative data were collected from students, teachers, tutors, and parents.