How Data and Technology Improve Schools

Pedro Noguera, a Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University, talks about how data and technology can improve schools in the video below.  The main idea he expresses in the video is that,

• "Data relieves teachers of the burden of guesswork, while technology gives students more control over learning." Pedro Noguera

In the video below Mr. Noguera comments upon SmartBoard technology and the mathematics program EPGY.  EPGY is the Education Program for Gifted Youth project at Stanford University which provides multimedia computer learning courses using Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI).  More information about Pedro Noguera can be found online at bigthink.com



A case study of a public school district-wide implementation of computer aided instruction is analyzed by Thomas Trautman of the American Education Corporation.  His research describes the impact upon student achievement following the implementation of A+ny Where Learning Systems (A+ny).  This research study examined students achievement of Illinois Public School District number 159 and offered the below findings:

• "The study showed that schools where the use of the A+nyWhere Learning System was encouraged used the software more than the neighboring schools where the use of the A+nyWhere Learning System was only made available and permitted. More importantly, the schools where the use of the A+nyWhere Learning System was encouraged and used more had greater gains in both reading and mathematics as measured by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills." (Trautman, pg 22)

The entire study titled, "Computer Aided Instruction and Academic Achievement" can be found online here.  More examples of CAI implementation can be found here.