Assessing the Impact of Technology in Teaching and Learning: A Sourcebook for Evaluators (edited by , University of Michigan, and , Berkeley Policy Associates). The Sourcebook provides an overview of measurement issues in seven areas, from learner outcomes to technology integration. A collection of appendices includes examples of measures used in a variety of OERI-funded technology projects.

Since 1989 the U.S. Department of Education has invested close to a billion dollars to find compelling uses of technology in public education. The rationale has varied from simply preparing students to function in a technology-rich society to improving instruction of traditional school subjects. If the Department's initiatives are going to provide lessons for educators, careful evaluation of each effort is required. The sourcebook was developed as a resource for the community of evaluators involved in evaluating the more than 100 projects funded by Star Schools, Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG), and Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC). Although designed to address the needs of these evaluators, the book will be of value to the broader community of evaluators involved in assessing the role of technology in American education.

The Sourcebook was published in April, 2002, by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, OERI, Learning Technologies Division. The book and appendices are available for free in PDF format. They can be downloaded from this site (see links below). Although the materials are free for individual use, they are copyrighted documents and cannot be distributed for profit without violating copyright law. The Sourcebook is available in hard copy for $20 from the Institute for Social Research. An order form is available below.

Sourcebook Content

1. Learner Outcomes in the Cognitive Domain
   Jerrell C. Cassady, Ball State University.

2. Learner Outcomes in the Affective Domain
   Jerrell C. Cassady, Ball State University

3. Learner Outcomes in Adult Education
   Jerome Johnston, University of Michigan

4. Teacher Outcomes: Changed Pedagogy
   Marcie Bober, San Diego State University

5. Teacher Outcomes: Improved Technology Skills
   Talbot Bielfeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

6. Technology Integration
   Mario Yepes-Baraya, Harcourt Educational Measurement

7. Disseminating the Lessons of Technology Projects
   Paula Szulc Dominguez, Hezel Associates

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