Summary
This
is a Research on academic performance and technology by John Cradler, Mary McNabb,
Molly Freeman, and Richard Burchett, (2002).
The Center for Applied
Research in Educational Technology (CARET) has gathered compelling research and
evaluation findings to answer frequently asked questions about how technology
influences student learning process.
Currivular Goals
Currivular Goals
1. "Achievement in content area learning
2. Higher-order thinking and problem solving
skill development
3. Workforce preparation" (Cradler, McNabb, Freeman & Burchett, 2002, p. 47).
1. Content Area Achievement
A review of studies conducted by the
CEO Forum (2001) emphasizes: “technology can have the greatest impact when
integrated into the curriculum to achieve clear, measurable educational
objectives.” In English language arts and social studies, teachers obsereved that the students skills change. The student knowleadge increased in the below characteristics:
• "Research skills,
• Ability to apply learning to real-world
situations,
• Organizational skills, and
• Interest in the content" (Cradler &
Cradler, 1999, p. 47).
2. Higher-Order Skills Development
" Higher-order
thinking and problem solving skills (e.g., information research, comparing and
contrasting, synthesizing, analyzing, and evaluating)" increase the students' content knowleadge and the realization of the content domains. (Cradler et
al., 2002, 47).
"The
technology tools for constructing artifacts and electronic information and
communication resources support the development of higher-order thinking skills." (Cradler et al., 2002, p. 48).
3. Workforce Preparation
Research shows that
when students learn to use and apply applications used in the world of work,
such as word processors, spreadsheets, computer-aided drawing, Web site
development programs, and the Internet, they aquire proper skills for their technology works. (Cradler, 1994, p. 49).
Concluding comments
The advantages of
this research are: that technology can be effectively in school
communities and help and support the students. It is important research with which
we can distinguish the positive influence which technology has in students and
help them to improve their abilities through the technology implementation in
the classroom.
Using Crazy Talk to Increase Student Learning with 1st Grades
Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=whvXX2H0Nfg
Producer: Megan Power,a teacher of Poway Unified School District (USA).
You can see also:
http://caret.iste.org
References
Cradler,
J., McNabb, M., Freeman, M., Burchett, R. (2002). How Does Technology
Influence Student Learning? Journal of Learning & Leading with
Technology, 29(8), 46-50
Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
Cradler, J.
(1994). Summary of research and
evaluation findings relating to technology
in education. San Mateo, CA: Educational Support
Systems.
Cradler, R.,
& Cradler, J. (1999). Just intime:
Technology innovation challenge grant year
2 evaluation report for Blackfoot School District No. 55. San Mateo , CA
Power M. (2009). Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=whvXX2H0Nfg
Power M. (2009). Retrieved November 5, 2012, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=whvXX2H0Nfg
A new study, published November, 2012, by Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/about-us/news/press-releases/entertainment-media-diets-of-children-and-adolescents-may-impact-learni suggests that students’ media habits during their freetime is negatively impacting class performance. The study is compiled from a survey of American teachers’ views. The findings indicate a link between consumption and decreased ability in communicating in-person, writing, and focusing. The full report can viewed here: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/view-from-the-classroom-final-report.pdf.
ReplyDeleteThe effectiveness of technology in the educational process apparently is something that motivates researchers and this post is mostly for demonstrating how much interest there is currently around that field. The following study had been retrieved from The Schools Project, a platform for educational progress and innovation in the developing world and it includes various ongoing projects, initiatives and studies in the field of education.
ReplyDeleteMIT is one of the biggest research universities. It has established the “MIT Action Poverty Lab” and it is interesting that it focuses a significant amount of its actions for improving education under poverty with enhancing educational technologies. For these purposes they conducted a research examining if students who are coming from poor families can improve their academic performance with access to computers. It is also interesting that in this study, Columbia University one of the oldest in United States, had also participated. The research took place in India and they compared the academic performance of students that they had been given the opportunity to use computers during school hours without a teacher’s guidance with the performance of students that they used computers before or after school, mainly as a complement. The research has shown that for the first group of student the scores had actually dropped. The study demonstrates that when computers are used to substitute teachers or the usual curriculum the results are not always desired.
You can find The Schools Project here: http://www.theschoolsproject.org/
And the whole study as well here: http://www.theschoolsproject.org/2011/08/mit-poverty-action-labeducation.html
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