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Research

Ubiquitous Computing Policy Study (funded by NSF)
Research Brief and State Profiles:

 

How People Learn, by the National Research Council
This book is a 'must read' for every decision-makers in education. Edited by Dr. John Bransford, Vanderbilt University, it provides insights into what has been learned about learning given emerging brain research, cognitive learning theory, and technology.

Slides about Research prepared for Don Kneznek

Learning Mathematics and Science using Technology, WestEd

U.S. Department of Education
A number of reports with significant findings have been commissioned by the Department of Education and posted on this site.

The Berkeley Studies on Mathematics and Science:
Executive Summaries: K-8; High School
The Full Reports: K-8, High School

The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement: What the Most Current Research Has to Say, Milken Exchange
This report lists most of the critical research on education technology through 1998.

SRI International has been conducting research and evaluation studies on technology since the mid-80s.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

Reading Programs That Work, Milken Exchange
Commissioned to support the Milken Exchange's profile of the Miami Dade County School District's Learning Technology Programs, this report provides insights into research results for reading programs, some of which are technology based.

enGauge by NCREL and Metiri Group
This report, developed by the Metiri Group, in partnership with NCREL and NCR*TEC, identifies 21st century skills, analyzes the conditions essential for effective technology, hosts an online assessment tool for schools and districts, and profiles research-based learning strategies that work.

Children and Computer Technology, the Packard Foundation
In the Year 2000, the Packard Foundation focused on technology in their series on children released over the last decade.

Apple Classroom of Tomorrow, ACOT
Completed in the mid-90s, this decade of research shifted thinking about technology in schools.

The Gap Between Testing and Technology, Boston College
Dr. Michael Russell has conducted research studies on the misalignment between the student scores based on standardized tests using pencil and paper methods and what students learn when using technology.

Teaching, Learning & Computing, University of California, Irving
The CRITO site at UC-Irving reports findings from over three years of analysis of over 2,000 teacher surveys on teaching, learning, and computers.