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Research Reports
Learning.com is committed to staying current on the available body of research
that explores the impact of technology integration and the connection between
technology use and student achievement.
NAESP
Research Report: Technology and Student Achievement (240KB PDF)
by Nancy Protheroe
Indicators show that technology has the
potential to transform education when integrated with emerging models of
teaching and learning.
The
Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement: What the most current
research has to say (156KB PDF)
by John Schacter, 1999
The analysis concluded that students with access to technology resources showed
gains in achievement on research-based tests, standardized tests, and national
tests:
The
Learning Return On Our Educational Technology Investment (196KB PDF)
by Cathy Ringstaff and Loretta Kelley, 2002
They authors found that students using computers scored higher on standardized
achievement tests, especially if certain “key conditions” were satisfied — the
availability of teacher training, long-term planning and support, and
integration with core curriculum.
West
Virginia Story: Achievement gains from a statewide comprehensive instructional
technology program (357KB PDF)
by Dale Man, Ph.D. et al, 1998
This research established a significant increase in reading, writing, and math
achievement among students in schools that intensively used the West Virginia
Basic Skills/Computer Education program. The authors also found that this
technology program was instrumental in reducing class size and especially
effective at boosting achievement among low-income, rural, and female students.
