Most surveyed ed tech developers report their products are informed by research, but purchasers struggle to evaluate that research¶
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q2 i? In a study of ed tech developers, 90 percent reported that their products are informed by research, yet purchasers often cannot determine what the research was or how to evaluate it. → Digital Promise 2015
Evidence¶
Digital Promise 2015¶
Digital Promise. (2015). Using Research in Ed Tech: The what, how, and why of research-based product development. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/f25f7b43-06d9-4732-908b-7409f79b0a91
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The guide cites a recent study of ed tech developers in which "90 percent reported that their products are “informed by research.”" It reports no further design details, sample size, or effect size for this study, so the finding stands as a cited statistic motivating the guide.
"In a recent study of ed tech developers, 90 percent reported that their products are “informed by research.” But it’s not always clear to purchasers what the research was and how to evaluate it."
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Related Claims¶
- No readily accessible sources of rigorous evidence exist for most ed-tech products — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Districts rely more on peer recommendations and pilots than on rigorous evidence when choosing ed-tech products — related
- Technology directors are the least likely to trust evidence from providers, with only 29 percent satisfied with the credibility of provider evidence — related
- More than 70 percent of the 180 most popular literacy applications referenced no research in their design — related
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Most surveyed ed tech developers report their products are informed by research, but purchasers struggle to evaluate that research |
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Most surveyed ed tech developers report their products are informed by research, but purchasers struggle to evaluate that research |
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