Three-stage framework of research use across ed-tech product development¶

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Description¶

The report organizes research use in ed-tech product development into three categories representing "research use in early, mid, and ending stages of product development": Learning Science (using existing scientific research on learning to inform product design), User Research (gathering information about how users interact with the product or prototypes to make improvements), and Evaluation Research (a formal study of whether the product promotes learning). The framework structures the campaign's submission categories, its scoring rubric, and the report's sections.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Applies to companies developing educational technology products across a development cycle from design through efficacy testing

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students using ed-tech products

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Improving the effectiveness and evidence base of educational technology products

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

• Three-stage framework for emerging technology adoption in PK-12 education

Examples¶

• Digital Promise 2016 ed-tech research-use campaign and scoring rubric
• Ed-tech companies should use multi-method, multi-stakeholder research at every product stage and share results publicly

Key Sources¶

• Simone, C. M., & Gross, K. (2017). Using Research in Ed-Tech: How ed-tech companies use research to make better products. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/82489735-de61-4d86-bf04-5ebdfbb15f10