MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. Utah’s commitment to rigor. What can other states take from this analysis?

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Program Evaluation STEM Analysis Software 52

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

Proper technology evaluation is a crucial element to digital innovation , said Baule, speaking at Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference. Assessments can be used to make programs more cost-effective, improve implementation, enable replication elsewhere in the district and justify more funding to administrators. .

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Technology How To Program Evaluation Survey 244

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success. Edtech Usage Concerns about underutilized edtech programs and poorly understood instructional practices were percolating prior to the pandemic.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 126

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. Highly credible edtech evaluation lists give top marks for just one RCT (randomized controlled trial). The Problem: Gold Standard EdTech Studies are Rare.

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Study EdTech Program Evaluation Assessment 85

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 1, 2023

When discussing research that evaluates edtech program effectiveness, we need to talk less about access to it and more about the nature of the information itself. Traditionally, edtech evaluation has been made up of scarce data and insufficient credible information about the efficacy of its program.

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EdTech Study Outcomes Data 52

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 23, 2018

Independent education research firm WestEd recently published the largest ever national study evaluating a math edtech program. Two outcomes were evaluated: average math scale scores and the proportion of students who were proficient or above in math. Control schools were not filtered based on math programs being used.

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Study Handbook Program Evaluation Guidelines 72