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"An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms," American Institutes for Research in conjunction with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Office of Educational Technology, and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Date:
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December 1998
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Basis for Development:
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To provide educators with a resource for researching, implementing, and evaluating technology plans in their districts and schools.
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Focus:
- The evaluation
of technology programs — their effectiveness in benefiting student
learning and their impact on student achievement — presents a
challenge to states, districts and schools who are required to document
how funding and resources are being used. This guide is designed to
provide educators who have little or no formal training in research
and evaluation with a tool for analyzing technology initiatives.
- The Guide is organized as a handbook with accompanying indexes containing additional resources, worksheets, and examples of technology surveys.
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Organizing Questions: -
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Why am I evaluating?
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What is an evaluation anyway?
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Where do I start?
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What questions should I ask?
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What information do I need to collect?
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What are my conclusions?
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How do I communicate my results?
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Where do I go from here?
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