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，先进的信息和通信技术（ICT）的作用甚至在教育领域也被认为变得更加重要。在日本，政府的政策一直在促进在教育中使用信通技术，每年都投入大量预算。1999财政年度，经济合作与发展组织（OECD）教育研究与创新中心（CERI）发起了一个新的国际项目，名为“ICT与学习质量“项目。该项目由三个工作组组成，即“教育软件质量保证系统”（第一组）、“公私信息和通信技术伙伴关系”（第二组）和“信息和通信技术对教育影响的研究和评估”（第三组）。日本政府决定参加第1组和第3组的活动。本研究与OECD/CERI的“ICT与学习质量“项目合作，采用准实验设计，对（1）教育软件的质量保证体系和（2）ICT在教育中的应用的优秀案例进行了国内外调查，分析了ICT对教育和学习的影响。在个案研究中，分别对小学和初中的三个个案进行了调查和比较分析。此外，研究人员还参加了经合组织的会议和讲习班，并在日本举办了几次国内研讨会。调查结果以报告印刷品和网站的形式传播。预计这些产品将用于日本利用信息和通信技术及多媒体技术进行的教育改革。

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.