Digital Promise

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Through the utilization of an expansive data sharing platform, Rhode Island hopes to conduct robust analyses to: Improve workforce development and adult education programs. Better inform the public about economic development investments. Link Data across Systems to Improve Program Decisions.

Data 120

Data Industry Program Evaluation Training 120

ExcelinEd

JUNE 19, 2019

Excel in Ed and Foresight Law + Policy’s new report, State Progress Toward Next Generation Learning: A National Landscape , closely examines state innovation and pilot programs supporting next generation learning, which includes personalized learning and mastery-based education.

Guidelines 51

Guidelines Policies Program Evaluation Learning 51

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

None of the studies behind IXL’s or Matific’s research claims were designed well enough to offer reliable evidence of their products’ effectiveness, according to a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University who catalog effective educational programs. The Gates Foundation is one of the many funders of The Hechinger Report.)

Company 145

Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

This information provides insight into the reasons (e.g., During one school year, random families received, via regular mail, four-five attendance reports—written at a fourth-grade reading level and in a language spoken at home—ranking their children’s attendance rates in comparison to those of their classmates’.

Policies 52

Policies Dropout Outcomes Comparison 52

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice. The original OLI-Statistics course comes to mind here, as reported by Lovett ( 2008 ). However, articles reporting research on OER rarely address the pedagogy enacted within the OER or the TCM being compared.

OER 147

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As part of the launch of our new smart-device security testing, the Common Sense Privacy Program evaluated a popular smart device called Vector and conducted a hands-on basic security assessment for parents and teachers to learn more. That means Vector can more quickly collect and process information within the device itself.

Robotics 40

Robotics Policies Mobility Program Evaluation 40

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As part of the launch of our new smart-device security testing, the Common Sense Privacy Program evaluated a popular smart device called Vector and conducted a hands-on basic security assessment for parents and teachers to learn more. That means Vector can more quickly collect and process information within the device itself.

Robotics 40

Robotics Policies Mobility Program Evaluation 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The district is in the process of reviewing every program and intervention to establish what it does, how much research backs it, and how well it works within district schools. “One of the first conversations I had with members of leadership was, we don’t just want to know what’s working, but what is working for us.”

Program Evaluation 40

Program Evaluation Data Study Examples 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. According to Bridget Hildreth, Performance and Evaluation Analyst at Vancouver Public Schools, that last part is very important. About the Host.

Future Ready 40

Future Ready Secondary EdTech Survey 40

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Savvy practitioners in the field of education should be dissatisfied with this simplistic “checkbox” approach to evaluating program effectiveness. It is time to leave behind that old checkbox mentality and adopt a more comprehensive and useful lens through which to evaluate. It is often spotty across schools or classrooms.

Comparison 52

Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. You’re learning it more deeply because you’re actually the one finding information,” she said. You’re learning it more deeply because you’re actually the one finding information. They seem to want to be in class.

Student Engagement 112

Student Engagement Learning Program Evaluation Case Study 112

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 1, 2023

When discussing research that evaluates edtech program effectiveness, we need to talk less about access to it and more about the nature of the information itself. Traditionally, edtech evaluation has been made up of scarce data and insufficient credible information about the efficacy of its program.

EdTech 52

EdTech Study Outcomes Data 52

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

Summative Research This is all about outcomes and includes the classic RCT and QED research programs. Evaluating outcomes in this way takes both time and financial resources. These reports should include details about the nature of the institution using the product (i.e. age, grade, ELL, SPED, etc).

EdTech 139

EdTech Company Outcomes Study 139

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2021

As we reimagine policing, we must create better data systems and technology to inform our new policies. Whereas we once were forced to limit the scope of policy and program evaluations to one or two key research questions, we now can harness new data sources and technology to broaden the quest. Innovation is not inherently good.

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STEM Analysis Policies Data 128