Technology and Achievement

Critics such as Larry Cuban question the effectiveness of technology to increase student achievement. However, more and more research, is documenting technology's effectiveness. Technology can affect students in many ways including:

	Increased self-esteem/motivation
	Positive influence on critical thinking skills
	Evidence of increased achievement gains on standardized tests
	Increased interest, perceptions, and attitudes toward learning
	Increased interactions in quality and quantity (collaborative learning)
	Cost effectiveness of using technology for academic achievement
	Improved quality of student products and projects
	Work goes beyond the educational setting
	Increased achievement in low socioeconomic status and race/gender
	Improved communication between administration, teacher/student, and parent
	Works to decrease the digital divide

Links to related articles:

ACOT study- Larry O'Hara http://students.salisbury.edu/~lmo8495/ACOT.html

Higher Order Thinking Skills Research- Alex Santavenere

Cost Effectiveness of Academic Achievements- Michelle Stafford

Learning Effects of Print and Digital Geographic Maps- Darren Geraci

Increased Performance In Low SES Students- Pamela South http://www.somerset.k12.md.us/pap/research.htm