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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). In addition, using technology to improve student outcomes is a key priority in the Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation (i3) programs.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.” Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Researchers then study the outcomes. Summative Research This is all about outcomes and includes the classic RCT and QED research programs. Evaluating outcomes in this way takes both time and financial resources. Both patients and those administering the tests are “blind” to who is receiving which treatment.

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Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding

The Hechinger Report

It’s still early to celebrate, with less than two years of outcomes to consider, but it seems to have worked. . – A group of about 40 sixth graders at Stony Brook School here has been trying to figure out when and where the next earthquake will hit outside of North America. They seem to want to be in class.