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Improving Mathematics Performance Using Laptop Technology: The Importance of Professional Development for Success (2009) (David L. Singernail & Pamela J. Buffington)
What Students Think About Technology and Academic Engagement in School: Implications for Middle Grades Teaching and Learning
The New Digital Advance Team—America’s K–12 Students Leading the Way to Transforming Learning with 21st Century Technology Tools (Project Tomorrow)
Digitally Inclined: Teacher Use of Digital Media (Grunwald Associates LLC)
Technology in Schools: What the Research Says: A 2009 Update
Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge
The Horizon Report: 2009 K-12 Edition (The New Media Consortium)
Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally (Andrew Churches)
Final Report: A Comprehensive Assessment of Florida Virtual School (Florida TaxWatch)
Maine’s Middle School Laptop Program: Creating Better Writers (David L. Silvernail, Aaron K. Gritter)
Social Skills of Mainstream Students in Full-Time, Online Public Schools: How They Compare to Traditional Public School Students (Jay Sivin-Kachala, Ed.D., Ellen Bialo)
U.S.A. Learns Six-Month Report (Sacramento County Office of Education & Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan)
Effects of Using Instructional Technology in Elementary and Secondary Schools: What Controlled Evaluation Studies say (James A Kulik)
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds (Victoria J. Rideout, Ulla G. Foehr, Donald F. Roberts)
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies (Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies)
Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement (Barbara Means, Christine Padilla & Larry Gallagher of SRI International)
Online Learning Policy Survey: A Survey of the States (Center for Digital Education)
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Cognitive Tutor Algebra 1 on Student Knowledge and Attitude (Pat Morgan and Steven Ritter)
Palm Education Pioneers Program: Final Evaluation (Phil Vahey and Valerie Crawford of SRI International)
2004 Unitedstreaming Evaluation: 6th and 8th Grade Mathematics in the Los Angeles Unified School District (Dr. Frank J Boster et al.)

K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators

Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:33 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators

Author(s): Anthony G. Picciano and Jeff Seaman

Summary:

This follow-up survey updates information about the current practices and attitudes about online learning in school districts across the U.S.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 09 February 2010 11:22)

The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools

Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:18 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools

Author(s): Douglas Levin and Sousan Arafeh of American Institutes for Research

Summary:

This study of student use of the Internet for educational purposes in school and outside of school is presented largely in the words of the students themselves.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 09 February 2010 11:21)

Palm Education Pioneers Program: Final Evaluation

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 14:25 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: Palm Education Pioneers Program: Final Evaluation

Author(s): Phil Vahey and Valerie Crawford of SRI International

Summary:

This report documents the results of the Palm Education Pioneers Program, a pilot program to determine teacher perceptions of using handheld computers as an educational tool.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 15:14)

An Experimental Study of the Effects of Cognitive Tutor Algebra 1 on Student Knowledge and Attitude

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 14:19 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: An Experimental Study of the Effects of Cognitive Tutor Algebra 1 on Student Knowledge and Attitude

Author(s): Pat Morgan and Steven Ritter

Summary:

This well designed experimental study compared both student content knowledge and student attitudes toward math after a full year of instruction with either Cognitive Tutor or traditional instruction in Algebra 1.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 15:13)

Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:29 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement

Author(s): Barbara Means, Christine Padilla & Larry Gallagher of SRI International

Summary:

This study documents types of data systems and organizational support systems currently available among U.S. school districts to support teachers in the practice of data-driven decision making. It explores how school personnel are using these systems and using data to inform instruction. The report explores in more detail teacher practices in districts that seem to be national leaders in data-driven decision making. Finally, the report makes recommendations to be implemented at the school, school district, state and national levels for improving schools’ capacity for data-driven decision making.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 15:06)

Online Learning Policy Survey: A Survey of the States

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:35 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: Online Learning Policy Survey: A Survey of the States

Author(s): Center for Digital Education

Summary:

This report ranks states based on their vision, policies and strategies to deploy online learning to transform the state’s academic environment to meet the needs of their students. Administrative issues such as funding strategies, licensure of teachers and enrollment trends are addressed.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 15:12)

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 15:11 | Written by John Cradler |

Title of Study: Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies

Author(s): Barbara Means, Yukie Toyama, Robert Murphy, Marianne Bakia, Karla Jones

Summary:

This meta-analysis of published research comparing online and face-to-face learning found improved student performance in online learning conditions compared to face-to-face instruction. Practices and conditions that influence the effectiveness of online learning were also analyzed. Students receiving instruction that blended elements of online and face-to-face instruction performed better than either method alone. The majority of the studies analyzed were from higher education and professional or career education; few studies focused on K-12 education.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 09:22)

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