The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students. The program evaluates completion and consistency of student work, then releases digital funds accordingly. Ramping Up Is Hard to Do As with any emerging technology, equity must be at the core.

Learning 209

Learning Program Evaluation Data Training 209

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 133

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise is crowdsourcing best practices for piloting learning technology tools, and we want to hear from you! Our Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing study found that districts often use “ pilot tryouts ” to make decisions about learning technology tools. So do most ed-tech companies. 8 PM ET, March 27, 2015.

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Robotics Education Competency Based Learning Program Evaluation 120

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

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. It’s normal to have at least half of users not meeting the program’s usage targets. In actuality, implementation varies tremendously.

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Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

But when it comes to demonstrating that products “work,” too many companies fall back on testimonials. But unfortunately over the past decade or two, educational research has gotten tangled up in how the medical industry defines and measures efficacy—standards that are as inappropriate as evaluating a headache only with an MRI machine.

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EdTech Company Outcomes Study 140

MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

Department of Education (DOE) Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as one of six math programs to be further investigated under what IES terms “replication studies.”. “We We look forward to using ST Math to help IES realize its vision of a healthier and better-informed market in education program evaluations.

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Study eBook EdTech Common Core 45