News of evaluating commercial educational software in the US

[Jeremy Roschelle]

Friends,

As may or may not be clear, SRI was intimately involved in this study. 
In particular, we did tons of classroom observations. We did not design 
the study or have control over how it was reported. Mathematica Policy 
Institute was the lead. I worry that our involvement will not make us 
particularly popular, but it also does offer an opportunity -- the 
community could respond based on detailed knowledge rather than 
newspaper impressions. Unfortunately, Barbara Means -- who was the PI 
for SRI -- is away on vacation this week (on a boat, with no 
communication) -- bad timing!

When she returns, I will see if it is possible to arrange a special 
briefing for the G1on1 community. We also have very nice experimental 
results from our SimCalc research, which contrast with these findings 
but are also not yet published (in peer review!). I could perhaps brief 
folks on those results over WebEx or something too.

jeremy


Tak-Wai Chan wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> A colleague sent me this:    
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040402
> 715.html 
>
> In the article, Elliot expressed his worry.
>
> Do you think G1:1 community can help something?
>
>
> Regards,
> Tak-Wai
>
>
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-- 
jeremy

Jeremy Roschelle
Director, Center for Technology in Learning
SRI International
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