[IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact

[Walter Bender]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ardito at gmail.com> wrote:
> Walter,
>
> It just happens that in my district the 5th graders are in the middle
> school.
> I consider them elementary students and they are still taught in an
> elementary school fashion.
>
> Does that make sense?

Sure. 5th graders are a Sugar sweet-spot :)

-walter

> Gerald
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Gerald,
>>
>> I am curious about your choice to evaluate a middleschool as opposed
>> to an elementary school. Sugar and the OLPC XO were designed for
>> elementary-school-aged children.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ardito at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Ian,
>> >
>> > I am just starting, and will be collecting baseline data.
>> > And my principal and superintendent and the teachers are on board for
>> > the
>> > kind of disruption, which is great.
>> >
>> > More as it happens.
>> > Gerald
>> >
>> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Ian Thomson <IanT at spc.int> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Gerald,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Very interested in your project and research.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Did you manage to gather any baseline data on the students as
>> >> independent
>> >> learners before the project started?
>> >>
>> >> Also interested to know if the school authorities and the teachers
>> >> understood the disruptive nature of the project and their commitment to
>> >> including the whole school if the results are positive.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ian Thomson
>> >>
>> >> RICS and OLPC Coordinator
>> >>
>> >> Noumea
>> >>
>> >> SPC
>> >>
>> >> Phone +687 26 01 44
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: iaep-bounces at lists.sugarlabs.org
>> >> [mailto:iaep-bounces at lists.sugarlabs.org] On Behalf Of Gerald Ardito
>> >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM
>> >> To: Edward Cherlin
>> >> Cc: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research findings.
>> >> You can visit it here:
>> >> http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html
>> >>
>> >> I would appreciate any questions or feedback.
>> >>
>> >> Gerald
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito
>> >> <gerald.ardito at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > This literature review is fantastic.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester County,
>> >> > NY,
>> >> > and
>> >> > am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project is
>> >> > investigating the impact of our 5th graders using the XOs (and Sugar
>> >> > of
>> >> > course) on their independence.
>> >> >
>> >> > We began this project last year, and I would be happy to share the
>> >> > results
>> >> > if anyone is interested.
>> >>
>> >> We on this list are interested, and there is constant demand from
>> >> governments, NGOs, and other for data on OLPC deployments, ranging
>> >> from costs to educational outcomes.
>> >>
>> >> > Best,
>> >> > Gerald Ardito
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, <forster at ozonline.com.au> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> see http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf
>> >> >>
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>> Walter Bender
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