EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

1. by Jamie DeYoung

2.  Increases student attention and interest in the material
 Increases standardized test scores
 Increases higher-order thinking in students
 Increases the future success of students in life
 Conclusion

3. Kulik’s Meta-
Analysis Study
(1994) of over 500
research studies
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Students learn more
in less time when
using computer-
based instruction
Students like their
classes more and
have more positive
attitudes toward
the curriculum

4. - Antionette
Harvey-
Woodall (2009)
“Research shows that traditional methods
of teaching can no longer be utilized to
capture the interest of children who are
being reared during the rapid growth of
the computer age. As a result, the use of
technology can serve as a catalyst for
helping teachers understand individual
learning styles of the children they
teach.”

5. West Virginia Study Basic
Skills/Computer Education (1999)
Lewis Solmon’s Cost Benefit Analysis
(1999)
 950 5th
graders in 18
schools
 The more the
students participated
in the program, the
more their scores rose
on the SAT-9 test
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 This program was
more cost effective in
raising student
achievement than:
 Reducing class size
 Increasing instructional
time
 Providing cross-age
tutoring programs

6. The Center for Applied Special Technology
Civil Rights Curriculum Study (1996)
Online technology led to higher scores
relating to presenting a full picture of the
topic and bringing together different
viewpoints
Students demonstrated greater critical
thinking skills when using the Internet

7. The Higher Order
Thinking Skills
(HOTS) program of
the 1980s
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Students in the
program gained
twice the national
average on math
and reading tests
Student also
increased scores in
writing
comprehension,
writing, and grade
point average

8.  Four Health Career programs in California
(1995)
 Work-based learning models can be effective
when integrating academic subjects with
workplace experience
 Students learn how to conduct themselves in a
workplace environment as well as learning the
standard academic curriculum

9. Jay Sivin- Kachala’s research review (1998)
Students’ attitude towards learning and towards
themselves improved consistently when computers
were part of their instruction
This positive attitude will help the students as they
face a variety of challenges in their future years of
school and life
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10.  Educational technology can lead to:
 Increased student attention and interest in the
material
 Increased standardized test scores
 Increased higher-order thinking in students
 Increased future life success for students
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11. - Brabec, K., Fisher, K., Pitler, H. (2004)
 “Lesson planning should focus first on
content and classroom strategies, then on
ways in which technologies can enhance
the lesson. Building lessons on a solid,
research-based foundation of effective
strategies, adding appropriate
technologies, and consistently applying
those strategies should help ensure high-
quality instruction that has the potential of
maximizing student achievement.”