Remove Case Study Remove Classroom Remove Program Evaluation Remove Tools
article thumbnail

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). ” How would the program operate? FY 1999: $425,000,000 (President Clinton’s request: $475,000,000). FY 2001: $450,000,000.

Policies 150
article thumbnail

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

The Hechinger Report

Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.” The results were stark.

Company 145
article thumbnail

Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

And these approaches can validate the power of emerging edtech tools in ways that authentically resonates with educators, entrepreneurs and others. Researchers then study the outcomes. The conditions of a classroom are too different from those in a medical clinic. But using RCT in education has turned out to be tricky.

EdTech 118