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

Doug Levin

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. 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).

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

However, a resurgence in their use has recently been noted in distance education for program evaluation purposes… Stakeholders desire to prove that participants in distance-delivered courses receive the same quality of instruction off-campus as those involved in the “traditional” classroom setting.

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More than a Checkmark

MIND Research Institute

Conducting numerous comparable studies, standardized in their design and reporting, on an annual frequency enables the identification of consistent usage and impact patterns, and confirms that findings are replicable over time. It’s normal to have at least half of users not meeting the program’s usage targets.