is on the rise—a signal of a broader shift in consumer culture and a growing expectation that private companies will make a positive impact on the world. But, how do we measure impact? For years, business leaders have clamored for actionable, often automated, data to measure the return on investment of their initiatives. As a result, the business world has become infused with the buzzword, “data-driven.
With education technology on the rise and some K-12 districts spending hundreds of thousands of dollars each year on tech, the need to evaluate these solutions only intensifies. There is a growing demand to understand if the purchased solutions positively impact student learning, growth, and development, but measuring such outcomes is complex and nuanced.
How does this learning solution actually impact student outcomes? At what scale, and by which standards?Which characteristics contribute most to an effective learning experience?
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