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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”

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Transforming a School District’s Leadership and Literacy Instruction to Increase Equity

edWeb.net

After a curriculum audit and a second opinion confirmed the resources being used were not well aligned with the level of text on state tests, there was also a program evaluation that showed disparities in literacy instruction, with some educators not always providing the level of instruction students needed. About the Presenters.

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Online program expands to combat early learning disruptions caused by coronavirus closures

The Hechinger Report

A growing body of research shows that children who start kindergarten without a firm grasp of the basics are more vulnerable to poor academic outcomes in later grades. That’s often the case in Mississippi, where nearly two-thirds of the state’s 5-year-olds were not ready to enter kindergarten this year.

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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. digital formative assessments) within a product have been shown to support learning outcomes—or not.

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