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"Technology and Achievement: An Investment in Technology Pays Off in Student Performance," Dale Mann and Edward A. Shafer, American School Board Journal.

http://www.asbj.com/achievement/ci/ci10.html

Date of Study:: 1997
Basis of Study:: 55 New York state school districts. Over a three-year period, a consortium representing New York's Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Jefferson, and Lewis counties spent $14.1 million on computer technology and training. The region achieved student-computer ratio of seven students per computer compared to a nationwide average of nine students per computer. Interactive Inc., a Long Island-based consulting group, compiled and analyzed the data from 4,041 teachers, 1,722 students, 159 principals, and 41 superintendents.
Virtually every one of the 6,000 teachers in the consortium now has access to a computer. Seventy percent of the teachers in the study are now using computer-related technology in their teaching.
Conclusion:: When school districts and teachers make a commitment to instructional technology, student performance improves.

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Home \| News & Research \| Research \| Technology and Achievement: An Investment in Technology Pays Off in Student Performance "Technology and Achievement: An Investment in Technology Pays Off in Student Performance," Dale Mann and Edward A. Shafer, American School Board Journal. http://www.asbj.com/achievement/ci/ci10.html Date of Study: 1997 Basis of Study: 55 New York state school districts. Over a three-year period, a consortium representing New York's Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Jefferson, and Lewis counties spent $14.1 million on computer technology and training. The region achieved student-computer ratio of seven students per computer compared to a nationwide average of nine students per computer. Interactive Inc., a Long Island-based consulting group, compiled and analyzed the data from 4,041 teachers, 1,722 students, 159 principals, and 41 superintendents. Virtually every one of the 6,000 teachers in the consortium now has access to a computer. Seventy percent of the teachers in the study are now using computer-related technology in their teaching. Conclusion: When school districts and teachers make a commitment to instructional technology, student performance improves. Home \| News & Research \| Research \| Technology and Achievement: An Investment in Technology Pays Off in Student Performance ©2001 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. All rights reserved.