Why Were This Capstone and Related Strategies Selected?

"It is one thing to provide learners tools to use; it is another to effectively motivate them to use those tools on their own."

Strategies

Leaderboard

Competition and motivation.
Social Comparison Theory.
​The addictive and entertaining features that competitive-trivia applications offer.

Standardized Assessment

Kentucky’s current high school accountability model is 20% dependent upon ACT assessment scores of juniors enrolled in the school.
ACT Categories integrated:
Math, Science, Reading, English

Categories

Parents will have access to leaderboard information and student achievement data to support their student.

Development

Design

Development Tools:
LiveCode
Database design in MySQL and PHPMyAdmin

Visual Design Focus:
Navigation
Appearance
Adobe Creative Suite