U.S. Department of EducationInternational Experiences with Technology in Education Project

Bob KozmaMarianne Bakia

Bob Murphy

SRI International

Proposed Research Questions

What international ICT indicators are currently being collected?

What are limitations of these data?

What progress has been made in measuring ICT impacts on teachers, instruction, and learning?

What policies and systems are in place to guide effective ICT investments?

What set of indicators will be most informative for policy and feasible to collect on ongoing basis?

What partnerships and data collection methods will be required to make possible an annual compendium?

Identify and Analyze Current Indicators

Review a variety of international instruments that include ICT indicators (Jan 09-:

• PISA• SITES, PIRLS, TIMSS• EC Eurydice• UNESCO APEC survey

Work with international experts to analyze indicators and identify high-priority ones related to US policy concerns:

• Improving student learning through enhanced instruction• Increasing teacher capacity to teach• Data systems to support continuous improvement

Identify gaps and needed indicators.Examine countries on the international indicators they

currently collect.

Survey of Ministries of Education

Work with international experts to select countries (24 highest productivity countries)

Email survey of Ministry staff (Sept 09-Feb 10)

Follow-up phone interviews

Document analysis: Planning processes Funding mechanisms Monitoring practices Country-specific indicators (past, ongoing, planned)

Update country specific ICT profiles of a subset of countries for in-depth qualitative study

Final Report (March-Aug 2010)

Synthesize findings from analysis of current indicators and survey of Ministerial staff

Country profiles

Recommendations for annual compendium