The Texas Rural Technology (R-TECH) Pilot Program: Interim Evaluation Report. Executive Summary

Autor/inn/en	Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Whipple, Allyson
Institution	Texas Center for Educational Research (TCER)
Titel	The Texas Rural Technology (R-TECH) Pilot Program: Interim Evaluation Report. Executive Summary
Quelle	(2008), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Distance Education; Pilot Projects; Rural Schools; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Descriptions; Program Implementation; School Districts; Disadvantaged; Supplementary Education; Academic Support Services; State Legislation; State Aid; Grants; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Teacher Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Minority Group Students; White Students; Educational Indicators; Data Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Accountability; High Stakes Tests; Dropout Rate; Student Mobility; Attendance; Advanced Courses; Graduation Rate; College Entrance Examinations; College Readiness; Texas; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; School district; Schulbezirk; Ergänzungsunterricht; Landesrecht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Auswertung; Verantwortung; Mobility; Mobilität; Anwesenheit; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Aufnahmeprüfung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Recognizing the challenges rural districts face in providing broad curricular offerings and supplemental educational services to students, in 2007, the 80th Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a pilot program designed to provide technology-based supplemental educational services to rural school districts that show an overall academic need as demonstrated by their 2007 state accountability ratings. The Rural Technology (R-Tech) Pilot Program provides nearly $8 million in funding for technology-based supplemental education programs, including online courses, to students in Grades 6 through 12 in high-need, rural districts. In establishing R-Tech, Legislators called for the pilot program to be evaluated to assess its effectiveness, requiring an interim report in December 2008 and a final evaluation report in December 2010. The following results are drawn from the evaluation's first interim report (Texas Center for Educational Research [TCER], December 2008). The interim report describes the characteristics of R-Tech districts and campuses, the students they enroll, and the teachers they employ. It presents baseline data on students' academic outcomes and describes how districts plan to implement the R-Tech program in their schools. Report sections provide baseline information and are descriptive in nature. They provide important information about the context for and implementation of the R-Tech pilot program, but they do not comprise an assessment of the pilot's effectiveness. A comprehensive evaluation report, due in December 2010, will evaluate the pilot program's effectiveness, including its effect on students' academic achievement and college readiness outcomes, as well as its cost effectiveness. [For the full report, "The Texas Rural Technology (R-TECH) Pilot Program: Interim Evaluation Report," see ED536698.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10