Evaluation

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Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching :

- An online periodical dedicated to the effectiveness and interest of learning and teaching science subjects with the use of IT (especially various multimedia and Internet resources) in schools.
Challenges for the Evaluation of New Information and Communication Technologies :

- Reprint article which considers various aspects of issues related to technology evaluation, access, and literacy learning.
The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM): A Model for Change in Individuals :

- A stage model that applies to anyone experiencing change--policy makers, teachers, parents, students
CTB/McGraw-Hill :

- Publisher of standardized achievement tests and custom assessments including TerraNova, Fox in a Box, SUPERA, LAS, TABE, TestMate, NEDT, CDRT, and CDMT. The mission is to help the teacher help the child.
Education and Information Technologies :

- The official journal of the IFIP Technical Committee on Education.
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms :

- This guide was developed for the U.S. Department of Education. The guide is a tool for individuals with little formal training in research or evaluation. The handbook provides educators with a resource that enables greater involvement in the evaluation process, learning as they go.
Emerging from the Smog: Making Technology Assessment Work for Schools :

- This article from "From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal" discusses the importance of evaluating technology in schools.
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology :

- A collection of short articles organized around five main areas relating to educational technology: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Many of the entries cover items relating to the visual aspects of educational technology. The encyclopedia is edited by Bob Hoffman at San Diego State University.
Evaluating Interactive Multimedia :

- Shauna McKenna's paper for the Open Learning Institute on evaluating the materials used in computer based learning and evaluating the learning itself.
EvaluTech Review Criteria :

- Criteria for evaluating computer courseware, CD-ROMs, websites, videodiscs, web portals, fiction and nonfiction books, and other media. Also has a guide to writing an annotation for courseware, and professional resources for selection and collection development.
Girls Tech: Evaluating Electronic Resources for Girls :

- Explains and demonstrates a framework to evaluate electronic resources that will encourage and increase young women's interest and participation in the sciences and technology. A program of Douglass College, the undergraduate women?s college of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in partnership with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Implementing Technology in Education :

- Real-world planning and useful insights to implementing and evaluating technology uses in education. A summary of research and evaluation studies.
Learning with Technology Profile Tool :

- This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology.
MacUsingEducators :

- Articles and discussion for educators who use or want to use Mac computers in the classroom. A collaborative publishing effort.
Milken Exchange on Education Technology :

- A summary of different studies and reports relating to the evaluation of educational technologies.
Network for the Evaluation of Education and Training Technologies :

- Includes several links related to evaluation standards and web design.
New Directions for Program Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Education :

- The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology discusses recent changes in evaluation practices and evaluations for new visions of technology teaching and learning.
Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL) :

- Developed for professionals seeking to design, conduct, document, or review project evaluations. OERL is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Resources for NSF Project Evaluation :

- Developed specifically for NSF project evaluation.
1999 Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology :

- Details of the conference, including white papers.
Situated Evaluation :

- Contains links to research and evaluation studies done within the situated evaluation framework.
A Step Towards the Creation of Educational Technology Standards: Identifying Key Skills :

- This article examines the process of identifying learning standards for educational and instructional technology programs.
Summary of Current Research and Evaluation Findings on Technology in Education :

- Has evaluation on the use of technology in education.
Technology and Learning Magazine :

- The May 1998 issue discusses some of the problems with creating authentic assessment tools.
Technology Foundation Standards for Students :

- Provides technology standards and sample activities for various grade levels, PreK-12.
Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Evaluation :

- This site contains excellent rubrics that can be used to evaluate any short- or long-term technology program
Technology's Role in the Classroom :

- Nobody believes it's the quick fix for America's K-12 ills. An interview with Linda Roberts, Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology. She discusses how we can measure whether technology can enhance student learning.
WWILD Team (World Wide Interactive Learning Design Team) :

- The WWILD Team looks for special kinds of interactive software that they call interactive modules. An interactive module, similar to any reusable learning object, is any self-contained, short, interactive experience that is relevant to school-based learning -- they are not lessons, but resources for lessons and learning.
Critical Issues in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology :

- Summary of the Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology on July 12-13, 1999, in Washington, D.C.. It notes a shift in schools' focus on technology from building and implementing a technology infrastructure to evaluating the effectiveness of its use in schools and classrooms. [PDF] (1999)