What are the most robust methodologies for assessing the effectiveness of technology used for education?
Background
Digital technologies, and AI in particular, will provide great opportunities – and potentially challenges – for teaching and school management. We want to make sure that we have a strong evidence base as these technologies grow in use.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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EEF ESRC Technology Enhanced Learning Academic Impact Placement
I will investigate ways to ensure that existing and future evidence, produced by both the Education Endowment Foundation and external partners, achieves the maximum possible impact in the shortest possible time. The work...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
Addresses methodologies for assessing the impact of educational technology and involves experts in the field.
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An innovative online teaching platform that uses AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons in order to augment teaching capacity in schools
Trulience is a UK-based technology SME with a core project team of Marek Zwiefka-Sibley (tech entrepreneur/ex-senior director of Blackboard Inc.) and Benjamin Weekes (CTO/ex-technical director of Blackboard Inc.). There...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on online teaching platform using AI, but does not specifically address methodologies for assessing effectiveness.
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Building community knowledge about learning and teaching through technology
Education is changing. In response to demand for more and better education - more people to higher levels of attainment - the institutions that offer vocational and higher education are having to find ways of doing this ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
Partially addresses the question by discussing the use of technology in education, but does not specifically focus on methodologies for assessing effectiveness.