What Does the Research Say? Learning and Leading with Technology

Clare Strawn, PhD. works for the International Society for Technology in Education as a senior research associate.  In her research article, What Does the Research Say? Dr. Strawn identifies the fact that you cannot separate how technology influences learning without considering teacher pedagogy. 

However, “a meta-analysis can derive a composite effect to establish the overall impact of technology in learning outcomes…on average, a student exposed to technology in K–12 instruction will perform 12 percentile points higher than a student without technology-enhanced instruction. ” (Strawn, 2011, p.38).  An incredible gain in student learning is reflected in this research.  Moreover, Dr. Strawn specifies that the gains in student achievements are seen when instruction is used with learning, such as TEFA. 

Strawn, C. (2011).  Research window: What does the research say? Learning and leading with technology. (2011, October). Retereaved from

http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/research_windows_what_does_the_research_say.aspx