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

不仅在发达国家，在发展中国家，先进的信息通信技术（ICT）在教育领域的作用也越来越重要。在日本，信息通信技术在教育中的应用被政府政策所推动，每年都投入巨额预算。但是，其效力尚未得到明确审查，评价信通技术使用和教育软件的方法也尚未确定。1999财政年度，经济合作与发展组织（经合组织）的教育研究与创新中心（CERI）发起了一项名为“信息和通信技术与学习质量”的新国际项目。本计划由三个工作小组组成，分别是“教育软件质素保证系统”（第一组）、“资讯及通讯科技公私合作”（第二组）及“资讯及通讯科技对教育影响的研究及评估”（第三组）。日本政府决定参加第一组和第三组的活动。本研究与OECD/CERI“ICT与学习质量”项目合作，采用准实验设计，对国内外(1)教育软件质量保证体系和(2)信息通信技术在教育中的应用优秀案例进行调查，分析信息通信技术对教育和学习的影响。在案例研究中，分别对小学和初中的三个案例进行了调查和比较分析。此外，研究人员参加了经合发组织的会议和讲习班，并在日本举行了几次国内研讨会。调查结果连同印刷报告及其网页一同散发。预计这些产品将用于日本利用信息通信技术和多媒体技术进行教育改革。

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.