An Investigation of the Impact of Technology Expenditures on Student Achievement in Texas Districts

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between money spent on technology hardware, software, and training on district-wide achievement as measured by Texas standardized achievement tests, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and the American College Test (ACT). A series of studies were carried out to develop a model of the relationship between Texas district TAKS, TAAS, ACT, and SAT scores for all subjects and district expenditures on technology hardware, technology software, and technology training. The findings of this study showed that although the mixture of uneven distribution of training, incentives, and equipment in these Texas districts clouds the issue of effective integration as it does for all districts (Anderson & Becker, 1998), and the mean level of per pupil technology expenditure for participating districts is of an amount ($192 per student) deemed unlikely to have substantial impact on student outcomes (Anderson & Becker, 1998), there are strong positive links between levels of expenditure and student achievement on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills and the American College Test that indicate that establishing guidelines for levels of expenditure, schedules of acquisition of materials and equipment, and timeframes for training and implementation may be vital to the success of technology integration in these districts and potentially for all districts in the nation. More study into effective funding levels, schedules of acquisition of materials and equipment, and timeframes of implementation is necessary to create truly successful programs of technology integration in school districts.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Hancock, Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• Knezek, Gerald
• Tyler-Wood, Tandra L.
• Christensen, Rhonda

• Educational technology -- Texas.
• Public schools -- Texas -- Finance.
• Academic achievement -- Texas.
• technology
• expenditures training
• software
• achievement
• district expenditures

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Hancock, Robert
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 67710586
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