Evidence+of+Student+Learning

=Evidence of Student Learning=

The Elgin Park project team will measure the impact of the Digital Integration Project by collecting both qualitative and quantitative data.


 * Qualitative Data**

1. Survey students in Grade 8 and Grade 10 in September 2011, either online or in class to develop a baseline for student Information and Media Literacy skills. These students would then be surveyed again in Grade 10 and Grade 12 in March 2013 to identify any changes in their Information and Media Literacy skills during the duration of the Digital Integration Project.

2. In addition to surveying all Grade 8 and Grade 10 students in 2011, a representative sample of students in Grade 9, 11 and 12 will be interviewed. These same students will be interviewed in June 2012 and in March 2013 to measure any impact of the Digital Integration Project on their learning.

3. In order to identify how teachers have used the technologies available to them and to assess the learning challenges associated with the technologies, the Elgin Park Digital Integration team would invite teachers to blog about their experiences with the integration of technology into their lessons. The blog would provide a forum for teachers to share their ideas, their successes, their failures and their students' engagement level with the activity. The Digital Integration team would review the blog on a regular basis and meet with staff to collaborate on ways to improve technology integration in classrooms.


 * Quantitative Data**

1. Keep a record of the number of times school technology resources are used by staff and measure any increases in use as teacher confidence with using the technologies improves.

2. Review grades data to determine whether student success increased in classes where technologies had been implemented.

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