An International Comparative Study on the Use and Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology in Education

在经合组织成员国中，先进信息和通信技术（ICT）在各个教育领域的应用正在取得巨大进展。政府的政策促进在教育中使用信通技术，每年都投入大量预算。此外，教育的国际化和全球化也在发展，教育软件和内容的开发、使用或分发的国际合作正在实现。然而，ICT在教育中的应用效果尚未得到明确的研究，也没有建立ICT应用和教育软件的评价方法。经济合作与发展组织（OECD）的教育研究与创新中心（CERI）于1999年度启动了一项名为“ICT与学习质量”的新项目。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“研究与评估”（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，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1999和2000财政年度，研究人员参加了经合组织的会议和讲习班，并在日本举行了几次国内研讨会。调查结果以报告印刷本和网页形式分发。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。

In OECD member countries, the utilization of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) is progressing drastically in various educational fields. ICT use in education is promoted by governmental policies and enormous budgets have been invested every year. In addition, internationalization and globalization are also progressing in education, and international collaboration for the development, use or distribution of educational software and contents is realizing. However, the effectiveness of ICT use in education has not been examined clearly nor methodology for evaluation of ICT use and educational software was established.In FY 1999, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) launched a new 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" (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. In FY 1999 and 2000, researchers took part in OECD conferences and workshops and held a couple of domestic seminars in Japan. The results are disseminated with a printed report and its homepage. The products are expected to utilize for educational reform in Japan using ICT and multimedia technology.