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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

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.

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Assessment and Grading in Distance Learning – How to Get Better

The CoolCatTeacher

His research focuses on professional development and teacher change, program evaluation, assessment of student learning, grading and reporting, instructional effectiveness, and educational reform. Finalist for Book of the Year Award in Education, Foreword Reviews, 2015. Guskey, T. Get Set, Go! Guskey, T.

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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). FY 2015 $0. Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS).

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

Named 2012 Washington State Teacher of the Year and an NSBA “20 to Watch” in 2015, he developed and led digital learning, professional development, and innovative librarian programs. leads the Marketplace Research initiative at Digital Promise which is focused on increasing the amount of evidence in the edtech marketplace.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

For almost a decade, selling edtech products to schools and districts has felt dangerously like selling a home over the internet. We describe edtech products with all the excitement and adjectives of a fresh listing on Zillow. Now the good news: Over the past year, we’ve seen a broader set of research practices applied to edtech.

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ST Math Results & Impact

MIND Research Institute

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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National Study Shows Significant Results on an Unprecedented Scale

MIND Research Institute

Independent education research firm WestEd recently published the largest ever national study evaluating a math edtech program. Rather than selecting specific districts or a single state, this study examined all grades 3, 4 and 5 at all schools using ST Math in 2015-16 in 36 states. Which grades and schools were included?

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