eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Instead of raw aggregate measures like test scores, the study uses changes in test scores and a statistical adjustment for racial composition to compute more accurate measures of the causal effects that attending a particular school has on students’ learning gains. This leads to a research design that can isolate cause and effect.”

Schools 252

Schools Students Assignments Testing 252

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To mitigate the risks inherent in trying out a potentially ineffective product, we suggest the time and effort spent evaluating the evidence should be proportional to the amount of time students will spend using the product. Reviewing research studies to determine effectiveness can be a complex process.

Study 216

Study Testing Students Peer Review 216

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Nevertheless, in the year following its founding, Lexia won a major grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to fund product research, design, and development. It was out on the fringes,” said Lexia President, Nick Gaehde who joined the company as its head in 2005.

Science 130

Science English Language Languages 130

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Traditional change management styles like the waterfall method are essentially a domino effect that can take weeks to years involving analysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. The downside to this model is it's expensive and very difficult to adapt in real time.

Change Management 52

Change Management Research Design Evaluation Culture 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

If edtech is to help improve education research it will need to kick a bad habit—focusing on whether or not an educational intervention ‘works’. A typical research question in education might be whether average test scores differ for students who use a new math game and those who don’t. This approach pervades education research.

Education 158

Education Evaluation Testing Lecturing 158