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Understanding Technology Literacy: A Framework for Evaluating Educational Technology Integration
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Davies, Randall S. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
Federal legislation in the United States currently mandates that technology be integrated into school curricula because of the popular belief that learning is enhanced through the use of technology. The challenge for educators is to understand how best to teach with technology while developing the technological expertise of their students. This…
Descriptors: Expertise, Federal Legislation, Technology Integration, Appropriate Technology
Policy, Practice, and Reality: Exploring a Nation-Wide Technology Implementation in Turkish Schools
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Akcaoglu, Mete; Gumus, Sedat; Bellibas, Mehmet Sukru; Boyer, D. Matthew – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
Technology has already become an indispensable part of our lives, and nations around the world see schools as the main agents to prepare their youth for a technology-filled future, and invest important amounts of funding to provide hardware to schools, students and teachers. The Turkish Ministry of National Education is in the midst of the FATIH…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Evaluating Appropriate Technology for Development: Before and After.
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Ahmad, Aqueil – Evaluation Review, 1989
Issues in evaluating appropriate technology for developing countries are discussed. Measures to help incorporate technology assessment in the policy and planning apparatus of development programs are suggested. Preimplementation and postimplementation of technology assessment and the institutionalization of technology assessment are considered.…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Multistakeholder Evaluation of Condominial Sewer Services
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Nance, Earthea – American Journal of Evaluation, 2005
A multistakeholder evaluation procedure is presented to address the many challenges in evaluating the performance of condominial sewer projects in Brazil. Condominial sewerage is a promising appropriate technology that is coproduced by users and public agencies, but little is known about project performance. This article shows that…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Public Health
Assessing Your High School Business Program.
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Clemmensen, Darrell R. – Journal of Education for Business, 1988
The author discusses criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a secondary business program. Topics covered are (1) curriculum, including competency-based programs, technological considerations, basic business and economic education, and basic skills; (2) advisory committees; (3) student organizations; and (4) professional activities of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Appropriate Technology, Business Education, Competency Based Education
Competency as a Paradigm for Technology-Enabled Instruction and Evaluation.
Bergeron, Bryan P. – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1996
Use of educational technology does not necessarily ensure educational quality unless objectives, curriculum, and the notion of competency are clearly defined. This article explores the importance of identifying competency, which is composed of domain-specific facts, knowledge, and cognitive skills. Recognition of the competency paradigm enables…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Cognitive Ability, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction