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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Differences in Student Information and Communication Technology Literacy Based on Socio-Economic Status, Ethnicity, and Gender: Evidence of a Digital Divide in Florida Schools
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Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Liu, Feng; Dawson, Kara; Barron, Ann E. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
This research examines student information and communication technology (ICT) literacy and its relationships to a student's socio-economic status (SES), gender, and ethnicity of middle school students. We recruited 5,990 students from 13 school districts across the state of Florida. Student participants completed the Student Tool for Technology…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity
Development and Validation of the Student Tool for Technology Literacy (ST[superscript 2]L)
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Hohlfeld, Tina N.; Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Barron, Ann E. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2010
This article provides an overview of the development and validation of the Student Tool for Technology Literacy (ST[superscript 2]L). Developing valid and reliable objective performance measures for monitoring technology literacy is important to all organizations charged with equipping students with the technology skills needed to successfully…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Ability Grouping, Grade 8, Test Construction
Florida's EETT Leveraging Laptops Initiative and Its Impact on Teaching Practices
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Dawson, Kara; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This study measures changes in teaching practices that occurred during a school year that included laptop implementation and professional development. The changes were documented through direct observations of more than 400 classrooms in more than 50 K-12 schools in 11 Florida districts. Trained observers used two valid observation instruments to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Effect Size, Professional Development