Interesting Study
I would really like to help my district not be one of the 80% that
under utilizes already available technology...
1) Technology-assistedclasses help students stay in school -
reducingdrop-out rates, 2) Schools with 1:1 learningprograms, when
properly implemented, havebetter education success than do schools
withfewer computing devices and poorimplementation 3) But 80% of
schoolsunder-utilize technologies they have alreadypurchased.Denver CO
(PRWEB) June 28, 2010 -- At ISTE 2010,the Project RED Team
(Revolutionizing Education)announced findings from their major survey
of nearly1,000 school principals and technology coordinators. ???The
most exciting findings were identification ofwhich implementation
factors improve learningPRWeb eBooks - Another online visibility tool
from PRWebPage 2outcomes,??? said Tom Greaves, CEO of the GreavesGroup
and founder of the initiative. Technology-assisted classes help
students stay inschool - reducing drop-out rates - The most important
factor that Project RED foundin reducing drop-out rates is using
technologyfrequently in intervention classes. Students in
readingintervention, special education, Title I (povertyprogram) and
English Language Learners benefit fromthe individualized instruction
that technology canprovide best.- Principal leadership is the second
most importantfactor in reducing dropout rates. Change
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directions. Principalswho model and lead technology usage are
associatedwith schools with reduced dropout rates.- Daily use of
technology in core classes is the thirdmost important factor. Just as
students can takecontrol of their iPod, they also want to take control
oftheir learning. Student engagement is one of theserious issues
facing schools withhigh-entertainment-value options available
elsewhere, ???We found that technology-infused classes in coresubject
areas, such as science and math, and inintervention classes such as
Reading, Title I, EnglishLanguage Learners and special education, were
asignificant factor in improvement. They were KeyImplementation
Factors in higher high stakes test scoreimprovements, dropout rate
reduction,, and improveddiscipline, tied with low students per
computer ratios, ???said Jeanne Hayes, President of the Hayes
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study.Schools with 1:1 learning programs have bettereducation success
than do schools with fewercomputing devices.Schools with one computing
device per student alsoperformed significantly better than schools
with higherratios, such as 3 students per computer. - Schools with 1:1
programs reported a 15 pointreduction in disciplinary actions and a 13
point decrease in dropout rates as compared to all otherschools.-
Schools with properly implemented programs ???those with frequent use of
collaboration and onlinetesting for improvement - found even greater
gains. Compared to all 1:1 schools, properly implementedprograms
report a 15 point gain in high stakes testscore improvement and even
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rates and college attendance plans. ???In our practice, we see how
personalization andindividualization of instruction work best
whenstudents have 100% access to a computing device,???says Leslie
Wilson, President of One-to-One Institute,a non-profit focused on
professional development fortechnology integration and a co-author of
the study. ???Schools with devices can help students learn, butproper
implementation drives even greater gains,???observed Michael Gielniak,
Ph.D., a One-to-OneInstitute staff member. ???These findings are
particularlysignificant, in light of the national agenda foreducation
reform.???But 80% of schools under-utilize technologies theyhave already
paid for.In studying Key Implementation Factors, the ProjectRED team
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PRWebPage 6of the leading indicators of technology-infusededucation
success. To communicate these importantfindings, Project RED will
include a Best Practicesdownload from the report at no charge on its
web site. The key factors are:- Intervention classes (Reading
intervention, specialeducation, Title I, and English Language
Learners): Technology is integrated into every class. Individualized
learning through technology helpsstruggling students.- Principal
enables teachers??? Professional Learning,encourages collaboration and
leads changemanagement. Good principals give teachers the toolsthey
need to teach in a new environment.- Games/Simulations and Social
Media - Studentsutilize technology daily. Leveraging the curiosity
andhighly social nature of students keeps them in school.- Daily use
of technology in core subject areaclasses Personalized learning with
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Online Assessment: Frequent pinpointing of areasfor improvement help
students learn.About the Study: The Project RED study providesunique
scope, breadth, and depth. To our knowledge,this is the largest study
of its kind of the current use ofed tech in schools.- 997 schools,
representative of the US schooluniverse - 11 diverse Education Success
Measures - 136 independent variables in 22 categories - Comparison of
findings by students per computerratios - Comprehensive demographic
data correlated tosurvey results The study will be available in August
in a report to bepublished by MDR, a D&B company. The findingswill be
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PRWebPage 8educators and media.About Project RED: Project RED is an
ambitiousresearch project aimed at addressing two major issuesrelated
to education in America. www.ProjectRED.org- Improving student
achievement. While almostevery other market segment has seen
substantialimprovements attributed to technology, publiceducation has
seen only isolated benefits. This studyseeks to define technology
models that can lead toimprovements in student achievement. -
Evaluating the total financial impact of technologyon state budgets.
To date, little work has been done,beyond assessing costs, to show the
connectionbetween educational technology and positive financialimpact.
It is time to look at cost savings, costavoidance and revenue
enhancements which are directresults of investments in educational
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and additional supportfrom Apple, the Pearson Foundation, Qwest,
andeChalk, this project has defined a model for successthat can be
replicated by schools across the country toassure both improvements in
academic performanceand financial value from future education
technologyinvestments. Supporters of the study include NSBA(National
School Boards Association), AASA(American Association of School
Administrators),ASBO (Association of School Business
OfficialsInternational), SETDA (State Education TechnologyDirectors
Association), CoSN (Consortium for SchoolNetworking), iNACOL
(International Association forOnline Learning), and ISTE
(International Society forTechnology in Education), About the Project
RED Team: The leadership forProject RED comes from the One-to-One
Institute andthe technology experts who wrote the America???sPage 9/11If
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Greaves, CEO, The Greaves Group. www.greavesgroup.com- Jeanne Hayes,
President, The Hayes Connection, www.HayesConnection.com- Leslie
Wilson, President, One-to-One Institute, www.one-to-oneinstitute.org-
Michael Gielniak, Ph.D., Director of Programs andDevelopment,
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