May 2004 — Exclusive Series: SBR
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Making the Case: Research Efforts on Educational Technology
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
A Study of the Effectiveness of Three Models of Implementing Educational Technology
$1.6 million over three years
Online: www.dpi.state.wi.us/
The Wisconsin project will (a) identify three promising models of educational technology use in state schools from existing data; (b) implement the models using the Title II, Part D competitive grant process; and (c) evaluate the effectiveness of the models on student achievement using quasi-experimental methods to assign experimental and control groups, student portfolios, student self-reports, and standards-based knowledge assessments to measure student achievement.
