Greetings, I am hoping to get some advice from this community. Our team is interested in measuring the impact of technology in adult basic ESL/GED classes. We face two challenges, 1) many classes have tech integration 2) finding a measurement to reflect impact of tech integration. In other words, how can we effectively evaluate student and instructor use of the tech if they have already been exposed? Below are a few initial ideas. I am interested in hearing other approaches.
Have you or your organization collected data on tech activities in the classroom? If you are already using technology, how do you determine if it's making a difference in student learning?
- # of instructors and classes actively using the devices/equipment
- Focus group to discuss the user experience and features of devices/equipment
- Assess student skills over two versions of the same activity (one group with devices/equipment and another group without devices/equipment)