Relevant Research Sources - Impacts on Academic Achievement

Impact of School Library Media Programs

AASL / American Association of School Librarians. 2005. Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development: Student Achievement

ASCD / Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 2003. School Libraries and Their Impact on Student Performance.

Baughman, James C. 2000. School Libraries and MCAS Scores.

District Administration. April, 2004. School Libraries: Quietly Making a Difference.

Haycock, Ken. 2003. School Libraries and Student Achievement.

IASL / International Association of School Librarianship. 2005.School Libraries Make a Difference to Student Achievement.

IMLS / Institute of Museum and Library Services. 2002. White House Conference On School Libraries.

Library Research Service. 2005.School Library Impact Studies.

Loertscher. 2005. Keeping Up With the Research: School Library Media Impact to Achievement.

SBSDL. 2002. Standards-Based Student-Driven Learning.

Scholastic. 2004. School Libraries that Work.

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Impact of Effective Use of Educational Technology

CEO Forum. School Technology and Readiness Report - Key Building Blocks for Student Achievement.. 2001.

The CEO Forum synthesizes best practice in classrooms, analyzes existing research and interviews education experts to identify the educational objectives that technology can help achieve for students, as well as the benefits to teachers, administrators, parents and the community. This report details several key findings on how education technology can improve student achievement.

Metiri Group. Technology Solutions That Work. 2005.

This database provides ready reference to relevant research on a wide range of technology-based learning strategies along with an in-depth, unbiased analysis of each study.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory - Learning Point Associates.
Technology Research: Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Teaching and Learning with Technology on Student Outcomes. 2003.

This meta-analysis examined 42 research studies, representing a combined sample of 7,000 students to determine technology's effects on student educational outcomes.

United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. What Works Clearinghouse. 2002.

On an ongoing basis, the What Works Clearinghouse collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). After reviewing the studies, they report on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC Evidence Standards.

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