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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning. ” This is a theme in media comparison studies that has been repeated in the literature for decades.

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Edtech Data Improves Purchases and Student Performance

edWeb.net

Administrators can have confidence in this type of data because it is derived from rigorous standardized tests that are used statewide, so they provide a uniform basis for comparisons. Andrew noted that “other outcomes should also be considered, rather than just what happens on one day in April.”

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More than a Checkmark

MIND Research Institute

If you’re merely looking to check a box saying “It has evidence” before you commit to a program, you’re asking for something that can be generated by any program. Having evaluated and published findings on MIND Education’s programs for over 20 years, I can distill the essential factors that should matter to practitioners.

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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

And that may be leaving teachers and school administrators in the dark about the full story of classroom programs and interventions they are considering buying. For example, a personal tutor tends to produce larger student gains than a curriculum used by an entire classroom. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter.

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