Innlegg sammen med Francesc Pedro, OECD, under Learning and Technology World Forum, London, 13 Jan 2009

1. Technology and educational performance Comparative evidence Francesc Pedró

2. The context: high investments, low use? Broadband in primary and secondary schools of OECD countries, 2006 or latest available year, in per cent. Source : National statistical office, Eurostat, US Department of Education (value for 2005). Teachers and pupils in compulsory education who have not used a computer in the classroom in the past 12 months (2006). Source : Empirica, 2007.

3. 1. Technology use is connected to a significant increase in performance

4. 2. However, no matching evidence regarding use in schools

5. 3. Moreover, SES explains part of the variance

6. 3. And not all pupils have the same approach to technology use

7. 4. But, would the results be different if we could raise school use?

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10. Deputy Director General Øystein Johannessen Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research Learning and Technology World Forum London 13 January 2009 In Search of Evidence: The Unbearable Hunt for Causality

15. Our common challenge To develop the educational system our children deserve and need