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9780807743300

Evaluating Educational Technology: Effective Research Designs for Improving Learning

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807743300

  • ISBN10:

    0807743305

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-10-01
  • Publisher: Teachers College Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $54.00

Summary

In this definitive volume, today's leading authorities outline research designs, methodologies, and types of assessments that can be used to more effectively evaluate educational technologies. These designs, when properly implemented, provide critical evidence of technology's impact on student learning. Featuring real-world examples with lessons learned to help readers understand the experts' conclusions and recommendations. In addition to this comprehensive reference, TC Press also publishes a companion volume that synthesizes these research findings. This companion volume will help educators make sense of claims regarding the scientific research base for technologies they are considering using in their classrooms and schools, and will show policymakers how to find out "what works" in their district or state. Used together, this groundbreaking resource is the only reference you will need for the most up-to-date, authoritative information on how to evaluate the effectiveness of educational technology. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Linda G. Roberts
INTRODUCTION TO PART I EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES 1(120)
Barbara Means, Geneva D. Haertel, and Lincoln Moses
1 The Case for Randomized Experiments
15(23)
Thomas D. Cook, Barbara Means, Geneva D. Haertel, and Vera Michalchik
2 Detecting Technology's Effects in Complex School Environments
38(37)
Alan Lesgold
3 Achieving Local Relevance and Broader Influence
75(20)
Katherine McMillan Culp, Margaret Honey, and Robert Spielvogel
4 A Distributed Evaluation Model
95(34)
Eva L. Baker and Joan L. Herman
INTRODUCTION TO PART II: MEASURING IMPORTANT STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 121(60)
Barbara Means and Geneva D. Haertel
5 A Project-Based Approach to Assessing Technology
129(20)
Henry Jay Becker and Barbara E. Lovitts
6 Improving Educational Assessment
149(38)
Robert J. Mislevy, Linda S. Steinberg, Russell G. Almond, Geneva D. Haertel, and William R. Penuel
INTRODUCTION TO PART III: STUDYING LONG-TERM EFFECTS WITHIN A COMPLEX, MULTILEVEL SYSTEM 181(90)
Barbara Means and Geneva D. Haertel
7 Studies of Technology Implementation and Effects
187(18)
Larry V. Hedges, Spyros Konstantopoulos, and Amy Thoreson
8 The Advantages of Longitudinal Design
205(25)
Russell W. Rumberger
9 Studying the Cumulative Impacts of Educational Technology
230(27)
Barbara Means, Mary Wagner, Geneva D. Haertel, and Harold S. Javitz
Conclusion: Cross-Cutting Themes in Research Designs for Technology
257(14)
Barbara Means and Geneva D. Haertel
About the Contributors 271(8)
Index 279

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