[OLPC-SF] Current OLPC Metrics
Mike Dawson
mike at paiwastoon.com.af
Wed Jul 14 22:28:55 EDT 2010
Dear Carol,
Thanks for sending that email through - I think they might want to look
at:
http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.9.html
That's a whole e-book about how to do it...
In short if the country already has standardized testing - then fine...
if not then one has to assume that burden oneself for the group with and
a similar control group / groups without.
If you have a control group with 'no changes' then that gives you a bang
for the buck outcome, if you have a control group with a similar
investment then that compares it to the alternatives, which would be
better.
HTH
Regards,
-Mike
On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 16:21 -0700, Carol Ruth Silver wrote:
> 2010 July 13 Wednesday
>
> Mike Dawson
> OLPC Afghanistan
>
> Dear Mike:
>
> I am forwarding a string of emails about the subject of testing before
> deployment of OLPC laptops, which I know you are very interested in.
>
> Firstly, has OLPC Afghanistan or the MoE made any further progress in
> this regard, which you can share with the OLPC group here? And
> Second, please note the references to Christoff's suggestions, in
> Australia and Texas, of possible sources of base-line testing for OLPC
> deployments.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Carol Ruth Silver
> ======================
>
> On 07/14/10 10:49, Cherry Withers wrote:
> > We are grappling with the same question in the Philippines.
> >
> > Our first pilot is good for a three year longitudinal study. One
> > issue is there's only one standardized test that the children take
> > and that is at 6th grade (this serves as a basis for their entry in
> > high schools. No middle schooling). There's one "optional"
> > assessment that they take at 3rd grade, which thankfully this region
> > opted for. However data mining will be a challenge. Still waiting
> > for the results of that test. We are deploying with 4th graders and
> > will be following them throughout 6th grade.
> >
> > We are currently seeking a research partner and identified one
> > university that is interested. We are now trying to establish a
> > baseline study before we deploy in September. Some of the things
> > mentioned by Christoph can be incorporated and will definitely look
> > at TCER (once it's up) and ACER. We are looking beyond social impact
> > because decision makers are very much more interested in 1:1
> > computing increases (surprise surprise) test scores to justify a
> > larger and widespread deployment given the current costs of these
> > things. In short more "bang for the buck".
> >
> > I am thankful however that we have a highly supportive pilot
> > community who are more than willing to be our lab for this study.
> >
> > Anyways, is there a push for this within the OLPC community? Anyone
> > looking at grant making organizations to start this type of
> > research?
> >
> > ---Cherry
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:45 AM, <akleider at sonic.net> wrote:
> >
> > I attempted a follow up with disappointing results.
> >
> > At the Australian site I found mention of 'pilot projects'
> > but no results.
> >
> > The Texas site seems to be having a problem with its server.
> >
> > The chilling reality is that the honest answer to the
> > question on the
> > table seems to be "absolutely none!"
> >
> > Please, can someone prove me wrong?
> >
> > cheers
> > ak
> >
> > > Hi Grant,
> > >
> > > I just spent my morning looking at that very same question
> > in
> > > preparation for some afternoon meetings I have with people
> > here in
> > > Montevideo who run the OLPC project in Uruguay.
> > >
> > > In general there's two dimensions in terms of the impact
> > of a project
> > > such as OLPC: educational and social.
> > >
> > > In terms of education some of the more popular metrics and
> > aspects to
> > > look at apart from attendance rates are
> > >
> > > * comparisons of school performance/achievements compared
> > to control
> > > groups (though not everyone believes that;-)
> > > * grade repetition rates
> > > * student engagement in school
> > > * time spent on school / education related tasks at home /
> > outside class
> > > * knowledge about computers
> > > * feelings towards technology in general
> > > * collaboration between students
> > > * self-confidence of students
> > > * feelings about school by students
> > >
> > > I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty more but if you look at
> > some of the
> > > research done by folks like TCER (Texas Center for
> > Educational Research)
> > > or ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research)
> > you'll quickly be
> > > able to come up with them.
> > >
> > > With regard to social impact people are mostly looking at
> > things such as
> > > rates of access to the Internet, perceptions of
> > technology, changing
> > > roles of children in families and communities, etc.
> > >
> > > Hope that helps:-)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Christoph
> > >
> > > Am 14.07.2010 03:56, schrieb Grant Bowman:
> > >> I gave a "lightning talk" today on the OLPC project at
> > www.nblug.org
> > >> <http://www.nblug.org> and was asked about current
> > metrics. Besides
> > >> increased student attendance, what are good ways to
> > respond?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Grant
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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