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Case Study: Clark County School District

Education Superhighway

This seamless and centralized integration combined with the call center software analytics was important for understanding progress. . Empowering call agents to walk families through the entire sign-up process was critical to reaching the initiative’s outcomes-oriented goal of connecting homes.

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Can OER improve learning outcomes?

IT Bill

Several of the studies focus specifically on OER and student learning outcomes. For the semester using OER, Chiorescu estimates students collectively saved over $13,500 – spending approximately 75% less than students using the commercial text and software. Available at: < [link] > Date accessed: 26 Jun.

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HE Challenges: Combating declining completion rates

Neo LMS

Preferring to offer up innovative case studies from across the HE sector (rather than just discuss the issue) today’s blog will look at declining completion rates, and ways in which some universities are addressing them. Last time we started to explore the top four challenges facing higher education in the US.

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

The Hechinger Report

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.”. Others sell some of the most widely used education software in schools today. Credit: Source: matific.com.

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Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)?

Neo LMS

In 2011, the journal Child Development published a meta-analysis of over 213 evidence-based SEL studies, and found that: participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, behavior, and academic performance that reflected an 11-percentile-point gain in achievement. Smart use of data.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study.

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Teaching Tools and Techniques

eSchool News

In PBL, students work collaboratively to solve real-world problems or case studies, applying knowledge from the curriculum to analyze situations and develop solutions. Lastly, incorporating frequent formative assessment allows educators to gauge student progress and tailor instruction accordingly, ensuring effective learning outcomes.

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