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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 selecting educational technology programs for their schools or districts face big decisions due to the time and money at stake, so having accurate and relevant information about the programs’ impact on student performance elsewhere should be a critical part of the decision-making process.

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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. To measure recent program impact in Texas , we used quasi-experimental methods to compare the growth of ST Math students versus matched comparisons within the same subgroup.

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Why You Need More Than "One Good Study" To Evaluate EdTech

MIND Research Institute

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. Highly credible edtech evaluation lists give top marks for just one RCT (randomized controlled trial). Download the Program Evaluation Rubric (blank).

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