Effects of Technology on Student Achievement

Presentation to the School BoardSummer 2010

1.Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education

2.Students Achieve More Using Technology3.Lower Level Students Achieve More Using

Technology4.Teachers Are Better Instructors by

Incorporating Technology

Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education

It is not just hardware.It can improve pedagogy.

“The educational technology that can make the biggest difference to schools and students is not the

hardware, but the process of designing effective instruction.”

~Wager (1992)

Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education

It improves students’ thinking skills,engagement levels, and collaborative skills.

Students Achieve More Using Technology

Content Area Achievement Levels Improve

Students Achieve More Using Technology

Higher Order Thinking Skills Improve~Koedinger, Anderson, Hadley, & Mark (1999)

Students Achieve More Using Technology

Students Are Better Prepared for the Workplace

• When they are better prepared –

They have a better chance to get hired!

Lower Level Students Achieve More Using Technology

• English Language Learners Score Higher

Lower Level Students Achieve More Using Technology

• Struggling Readers Score Higher

Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology

• Classroom Instruction That Works• Nine Strategies

1. Identifying Similarities and Differences2. Summarizing and Note Taking3. Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition4. Homework and Practice5. Nonlinguistic Representations6. Cooperative Learning7. Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback8. Generating and Testing Hypotheses9. Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology

• They Use Supportive Technologies

Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology

They Have More Efficient and Effective Lesson Planning