Evaluation of Educational Use of Advanced Information and Communication Technology in Schools

不仅在发达国家，而且在发展中国家，人们认识到先进的信息和通信技术(信通技术)的作用甚至在教育领域也变得更加重要。在日本，政府政策推动了信息通信技术在教育中的应用，每年都投入巨额预算。1999财政年度，经济合作与发展组织(经合组织)、教育研究与创新中心(CERI)启动了一个新的国际项目，名为“信息和通信技术与学习质量”项目。该项目由三个工作组组成，即“教育软件质量保证体系”(第1组)、“公私信息和通信技术伙伴关系”(第2组)和“研究和评价信通技术对教育的影响”(第3组)。日本政府决定参与第一组和第三组的活动。在本研究中，研究人员与OECD/CERI的“信息通信技术与学习质量”项目合作，对(1)教育软件质量保证体系和(2)信息通信技术在教育中应用的优秀案例进行了调查，并采用准实验设计分析了信息通信技术对教育和学习的影响。在个案研究中，分别从小学和初中两个层面对三个案例进行了调查和对比分析。此外，研究人员还参加了经合组织的会议和研讨会，并在日本举办了几次国内研讨会。调查结果通过印刷报告和其主页进行传播。这些产品预计将用于日本使用ICT和多媒体技术的教育改革。

Not only in advanced countries but in developing countries, the roles of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) are recognized to become much more important even in educational fields. In Japan, ICT use in education has been promoted by governmental policies and enormous budgets have been invested every year. However, its effectiveness has not been examined clearly nor the methodologies for evaluation of ICT use and educational software was established.In FY 1999, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) launched a new international project called with"ICT and Quality of Learning"Project. This project consists of three working groups, that is,"Quality Assurance System for Educational Software"(Group 1),"Public-Private ICT Partnerships"(Group 2) and"Research and Evaluation of ICT impact on education"(Group 3). Japanese government decided to participate in the activities of Group 1 and Group 3.In this study, in collaborating with"ICT and Quality of Learning"Project of OECD/CERI, researchers executed overseas and domestic surveys on (1)quality assurance systems for educational software, and (2)excellent cases of ICT use in education, and analyzed influences of ICT on education and learning, using a quasi-experimental design. In the case studies, each three cases in both elementary school and junior high school level were investigated and analyzed comparatively. In addition, researchers took part in OECD conferences and workshops and held a couple of domestic seminars in Japan. The results are disseminated with printed reports and its homepage. The products are expected to be utilized for educational reform using ICT and multimedia technology in Japan.