Last fall Dr. Robert Marzano began a multi-year study to determine the effectiveness of the Promethean ActivClassroom as a tool to help improve student achievement. The results are nothing short of amazing!

The study, "Evaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement" found that students taught using the Promethean ActivClassroom achieved an average of 17 percentile points higher than students taught by the same teacher, teaching the same content, using traditional methods.  An experienced teacher can expect even greater results.

STUDY FINDINGS: The following excerpt was taken from the Executive Summary:

“The average effect size for all 85 independent treatment/control studies was statistically significant (p < .0001). When corrected for attenuation, the percentile gain associated with the use of Promethean ActivClassroom is 17 percent (/ES = .44). A reasonable inference is that the overall effect of a 17 percentile point gain is probably not a function of random factors that are specific to the independent treatment/control studies; rather, the 17 percentile point increase represents a real change in student learning.” (Marzano, 2009).

An average “real change in student learning” of a 17 percentile point gain caused by the Promethean ActivClassroom is truly remarkable.

Additionally, the study conclusion states:

“The meta-analytic findings suggest relatively large percentile gains in student achievement under the following conditions:

• a teacher has 10 years or more  of teaching experience
  
  
• a teacher has used the technology for two years or more
  
  
• a teacher uses the technology between 75 and 80 percent of the time in his or her classroom
  
  
• a teacher has high confidence in his or her ability to use the technology”(Marzano, 2009).

The “relatively large percentile gains in student achievement under the following conditions” caused by the Promethean ActivClassroom is a “29 percentile gain.” This is an extraordinarily high gain in academic achievement. 

More detail is contained in the complete report which can be downloaded from this page.

 Alan November

Alan November, an international leader in education technology, joins us for a three-part series covering student-centered learning, dynamic learning communities and 21st Century learning environments.

In part one of this series, Alan explores new and emerging trends in technology integration, and discusses the kinds of information and social tools that support student-centered learning.

In part two, host Sonny Magana and Alan November discuss the importance of student ownership in the learning process and the need for educational institutions to implement both technology and the correct mindset in order to make it become a reality.

The series wraps up with a lively discussion in part three, featuring key components from Alan November's latest book, "Web Literacy for Educators."

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