the technology factor

nineties to student achievement and cost effectiveness

two thousand and a project prayer revolutionising education

study

research employed by the grieves group a haze connection

and the one-to-one institute

project read is a professional learning community who offers tools resources in collaboration opportunities for

the strictly years in school administrators or passionate about bringing change to learning preparing students

for successful futures

project read was created by a team of education and industry professionals who have a

passion for transforming education

the goals of the study were to identify strategies for improved technology in the classroom

and provide technology guidelines for schools

research potentially a positive financial impact of technology in schools

examine the impact of one to one computing on student performance and educational project

the hypothesis was broken down into a free specific aspects of educational technology

properly implemented educational technology can substantially improve student achievement

properly implemented educational technology can be revenue positive at all levels

federal state and local

continuous access to a computing device for every student leads to increased academic achievement financial

benefit

especially when technology is properly implemented scope

nine hundred ninety seven schools

representative of the us score universe forty nine states and the district of columbia

eleven diverse education success measures

twenty two categories of independent variables

many subcategories

comparison of findings by student computer ratios

one to one

to one et cetera

the survey has been augmented by interviews and additional information

generously provided by school and district administrators

procedures analyzed or four thousand pages of reports and evaluations from technology which implementations primarily

from one to one programs

eleven education success measures the svms were selected that provide a balanced view

the eleven since we were selected in order to elicit the most valuable information for

hypotheses with the fewest number of variables

analysis techniques were required including regression analysis

principal component analysis and predictive modeling

the measures were divided into two groups

knows that affect students in all grants and those that affect students in the high

schools

project read eleven education success measures

all schools

disciplinary action right

dropout rate

high stakes test scores

paper in copying the expense

paperwork reduction

feature attendance

high schools

the course enrolment

college attendance plans

course attendance plans

dual joint enrolment in college

graduation rate

survey questions

questions regarding twenty two independent variables some with sub categories were chosen for their potential

to provide insight into the education success measures

project read was designed to provide data for later analysis of the relationships between the

twenty two independent variables and the eleven education success measures results

an analysis of the project web data reveals seven major findings of interest to schools

embarking on or already administering the technology implementation

attention to these findings can help schools achieve a higher degree of success

finally number one

ninety implementation factors are linked to most strongly to education success

the implementation factors

number one

intervention classes

technology is integrated into every intervention class period

number to change management leadership by principal

readers provide time for teacher professional learning and collaboration at least monthly

number three

online collaboration

students use technology daily for online collaboration

number for four subjects technologies integrated into core curriculum weakly or more frequently

number five

online formative assessment

assessments are done at least weekly

number six

student computer ratio lower ratios improved outcomes

number seven

virtual field trips calling with more frequently use virtual trips are more powerful

the best schools to these at least monthly

number eighty

search engines

students use daily

number nine

principal training

principles are trained in teacher by and ask practises and technology transformed learning

finally number two

properly implemented technology saves money

substantial evidence shows that technology has a positive financial impact for best results schools need

to invest in the reengineering of schools

not just technology itself

project read respondents were for that technology contributes to cost reductions productivity improvements

the richer technology implementation

the more positively impact

finally number of free

one to one schools employing key implementation factors outperformed all schools and all other one

to one schools

finally number four

the principles ability to lead changes critical

the project read analysis shows that within the school the principal is one of the

most important variables across the eleven education success measures suggesting that change leadership training for

principles involved in large-scale technology implementations is of paramount importance

finally number five

technology transformed intervention improves learning

project read found that technology transformed interventions in the l

title i

special education

and reading intervention or the top model predictor of improved high stakes test scores dropout

rate reduction of course completion and improve discipline

finding the number six

online collaboration increases learning productivity student engagement

rapid technological advances in the fields of collaboration in social media will no doubt expand

the benefit and the level of participation finding number seven

daily use of technology delivers the best return on investment

our i

the daily use of technology in core classes correlates highly to the desirable education success

measures

the s and

the only technology uses a top five indicator of better discipline

better attendance and increased college attendance conclusion

positive progressions words technology in the classroom

very little negative feedback

educators should incorporate quality technology

technology improved students

self perception

motivation

social communication

problem solving skills

technology improve the teachers technology and analogical skills

collaboration with coworkers

motivation to self educate themselves with technology