Teacher Pedagogy

Evaluations by Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Harcourt Assessment showed that Savvy Cyber Teacher^® trained educators:

• felt better prepared to teach problem-solving skills
• spent less time lecturing
• reported improved ability to teach complex concepts
• were better able to conduct small group and cooperative learning activities
• were better able to effectively manage diverse learning styles

Student Impact Studies

In addition to improved teacher pedagogy, 86% of classes who participated in the Savvy Cyber Teacher^® program demonstrated noteworthy gains in science and mathematics learning objectives.

Student gains noted by participating teachers included:

• collecting, recording, and organizing data and creating graphs on Excel
• improved language and presentation skills
• use of PowerPoint to develop multimedia presentations
• improved Internet search skills

Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP) found that 12th grade students who use computers to analyze data one or two times per month scored 10% higher on the national science test than students who never engage in such an activity and 4% higher than students who did so less than once a month (Note: Scores represent statistically significant gains; the Nations Report Card Science Highlight 2000). Similar trends were also seen on the 8th grade level.

CIESE's real time data and telecollaborative projects use technology to conduct quantitative and data analysis, and is at the heart of the Savvy Cyber Teacher^® curriculum materials.