Minnesota State University MoorheadMichelle Vasek

February 28, 2010

Technology the light to life-long LearningI. Introduction

I. Vital elementII. Essential components

II. Four PointsI. No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)II. Impact on students Slide 4III. College/University PreparednessIV. Working World of Business/ Industry

No Child Left Behind Act

January 8,2002Title II-D_1&2

Goal: Improve academic achievement

E-learningPowerful optionConnection B/W parent, student, teacherOvercome barriers (Rose & Meyer, 2002)

Adaptive from Education Week Technology Counts 2005

(Palozzi &Spradlin, 2006)

Meta-Analysis Year Instructional Level

Number of studied

Analyzed

Percentile Gain Over

Control Group

Bangert-Drowns, J. Kulik, & C. Kulik 1985 Secondary 51 10Burns & Bozeman 1981 Elementary & Secondary School 44 14Cohen & Dacanay 1991 Health Professions Education 38 18Hartley 1978 Elementary & Secondary Math 33 16

Fletcher 1990 Higher Education & Adult Training 28 19

C. Kulik & J. Kulik 1986 College 119 11

C. Kulik, J. Kulik & Shwalb 1986 Adult Education 30 15

J. Kulik, C. Kulik & Bangert-Drowns 1985 Elementary 44 16Niemiec & Walbert 1985 Elementary 48 14Roblyer 1988 Elementary to Adult Education 82 12

Schmidt, Weinstein, Niemiec, & Walberg 1985 Special Education 18 22

Willett, Yamashita, & Anderson 1983 Pre-College Science 11 9

Note: Table excerpted from Kulik, James A. (1994). Meta-Analytic Studies of Findings on Computer-Based Instruction.

Kulik’s Meta-Analysis Study

Positive findings64th percentile verse 50th

learn more less timepositive attitude

Negative findings

not all areas effected

(Dahl, 1999)

4th Grade Math

COMPUTER USE Mainly for math/learning games Higher Math

ACHIEVEMENT

Teacher technology TRAINING

More positive school CLIMATE

8th Grade Math

COMPUTER USE Mainly for simulations and applications

Higher Math ACHIEVEMENT

Teacher technology TRAINING

More positive school CLIMATE

SOURCEL Educational Testing Services, "Does it Compute?" an analysis of 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Harold Wenglinsky’s National Study of….

Positive FindingsGains 15 weeks above grade levelGains of 13 weeks above grade levelPositive relationship professional development and achievement

Negative FindingsGames only 3-5 weeks aheadDrill and practice technologies

(Dahl, 1999)

Scardamalia & Bereiter’s Computer supported…… (CSLIE)Finding

Surpass control classroomsMaximizes reflectionEncourages progressive thought

Other testing and findings

BS/CESivin-KachalaACOT

(Dahl, 1999)

TestimonialThe kids that don't necessarily star can become the stars.

[with technology]. My favorite is this boy . . . who had major problems at home. He figured out a way to make music by getting the computer to play certain letters by certain powers and it changed the musical tone of the note and he actually wrote a piece. He stayed in every recess. . . . When I asked him what he was working on, he wouldn't tell me. Then he asked if he could put his HyperCard stack on my computer because it was hooked up to speakers. I said "sure" and at recess. . . he put it on my computer and played his music and literally stopped the room. And for months he had kids begging him at recess, every recess, to teach them how to make music. And for that particular kid it was the world because he really was not successful academically and was having lots of problems. . . . This really changed him for that school year. -Elementary school teacher(SRI,2010)

College/University

Expectations Distant Learning

Working World of Business/ Industry

Global InteractionMulticulturalEmployer Preference

What do you want for your children?

Technology is a necessity in today’s world

and we must be ready for it!

References

Dahl, R. (1999). Milken Family Foundation Education Technology. The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement: What the Most Current Research Has to Say. PDF, . Retrieved February 5, 2010, from http://www.mff.org/edtech/

Lam, J. (2007). Technology In the Classroom. Technology Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2010, from http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/techinclass/print.htm

Palozzi, V. J., & Spradlin, T. E. (2006). Education Policy Brief. Center for Evaluation & Education Policy. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/c9/82.pdf

Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching Every Student: Information & Ideas. Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age. ASCD, . Retrieved February 28, 2010, from http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

SRI International. (2010). Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students. Retrieved February 5, 2010, from http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html