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home > Media services > News > Insight publishes major study report on ICT impact in schools Insight publishes major study report on ICT impact in schools Available on Insight, EUN’s Observatory for News Technology and Education, is a major pan-European study titled ‘The ICT Impact Report’. This study was conducted by European Schoolnet within the framework of the ICT Cluster of the European Commission. The report draws on the evidence from 17 recent impact studies across Europe and should be a key tool for policy makers, educators and researchers as it identifies key findings, ICT enablers and barriers and makes recommendations to policy-makers, practitioners and researchers. The 17 impact studies analysed in the report are very diverse: large and small scale, national and European. They are also of different types: evaluations of ICT programmes, inspection reports, specific technology interventions, research reviews, European comparisons and case studies. The major focus of the report was to look at impact of ICT in schools on two main areas: learning and learners and teachers and teaching. Additionally, it shows the barriers for effective ICT use as identified in the studies. The report likewise tackles the research methods used to reveal impact in the two areas of learning and teaching. Among the key questions raised by the report include: Is it sound policy to concentrate resources on ICT for those subjects and sectors where results are proven? or How can we tackle the growing divide between e-mature and e-immature schools? In the final section recommendations are given to policy makers, schools and research and development. These recommendations emerged from extensive discussions with the ICT cluster members and other ICT in education experts and point to possible solutions and actions to be taken on Member State and European level. The full story is freely available on the Insight portal and includes an executive summary and the full report available in PDF. The material (PDF and Texts) can be used for further dissemination on other sites/repositories/observatories providing the source is acknowledged.
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