case study exploring the use of computer assisted software to provide student centered instruction in a high school piano course

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Students' lives have become intertwined with technology. As technology is readily available, students are more connected and dependent on digital technology than in previous generations. Technology can become a valuable tool to the instruction of students and many schools across the country are beginning to embrace various programs to provide a more interactive, student-centered learning environment. This study focused on the use of computer assisted learning software in a high school piano course to provide a student-centered learning environment. The Ecology of Resources and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) theoretical frameworks provided a lens to help understand how technology can be integrated within a classroom to provide a student centered learning environment. The primary research question was: Does computer assisted learning software provide student-centered instruction as effective as traditional instruction? This research question was answered using data collected from a single case study of an urban high school located in southwestern Connecticut using input from teachers and students.--Author's abstract