Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning. ” This is a theme in media comparison studies that has been repeated in the literature for decades.

OER 197

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 197

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

Highly credible edtech evaluation lists give top marks for just one RCT (randomized controlled trial). To illustrate and promote this new paradigm, we’ve created a program evaluation rubric. Download the Program Evaluation Rubric (with ST Math notation). Download the Program Evaluation Rubric (blank).

Study 99

Study EdTech Program Evaluation Assessment 99

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2019

He recalled a reading study where struggling students who didn’t complete the program were excluded from the treatment group. The comparison control group, of course, kept the low achieving readers and their low scores, making the intervention look more successful. “Every single person said ‘no.’

Education 112

Education Study Analysis Industry 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2018

The real angst of my economically fortunate friends pales in comparison to the financial challenges and difficult choices faced by parents who don’t have much discretionary income but need out-of-home care for a young child. His areas of specialization include early childhood programs and program evaluation.

Comparison 72

Comparison Program Evaluation Survey Report 72

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

If you’re merely looking to check a box saying “It has evidence” before you commit to a program, you’re asking for something that can be generated by any program. To measure recent program impact in Texas , we used quasi-experimental methods to compare the growth of ST Math students versus matched comparisons within the same subgroup.

Comparison 52

Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Administrators can have confidence in this type of data because it is derived from rigorous standardized tests that are used statewide, so they provide a uniform basis for comparisons.

Data 53

Data EdTech Comparison Program Evaluation 53

edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

During one school year, random families received, via regular mail, four-five attendance reports—written at a fourth-grade reading level and in a language spoken at home—ranking their children’s attendance rates in comparison to those of their classmates’.

Policies 52

Policies Dropout Outcomes Comparison 52