Impact and Results
Apple 1 to 1 Learning
Research studies show that students with higher levels of access to technology are more motivated in school and develop important skills that prepare them to succeed in the 21st-century. In this collection of research reports and resources, learn how the impact of 1 to 1 learning has contributed significantly to an increase in student engagement, leading to higher attendance rates, fewer discipline issues and overall improved academic performance.
1 to 1 Learning: A Review and Analysis
This white paper discusses the most common goals driving schools to 1 to 1 learning and provides a review of research data, expert opnions and descriptive studies that show how 1 to 1 learning has raised student achievement, advanced digital equity and enhanced student learning.
— The Metiri Group, February 2006
A First Year Evaluation of 1 to 1 Learning in Southern California
The laptop program at Fullerton School District has had important successes after the first year of implementation. In addition to higher attendance rates and lower discipline issues, five major benefits surfaced: the promotion of 21st century learning skills, greater student engagement through multimedia, increases in the quantity and quality of writing, deeper learning through project-based learning and easier integration of technology in teaching and learning.
— First Year Evaluation Report: Fullerton School District Laptop Program, University of California, Irvine, CA, October 2005
Second Year of Research Reports Laptop Program Improves Student Achievement
Two years of research confirm that a 1 to 1 learning program substantially improved student academic achievement. School District 60 (Peace River North) reported a 14% increase in writing scores for its Year 7 students. In 2003, Peace River North provided 1250 iBook computers to all Year 6 and 7 students across the district.
— Research Report: The Wireless Writing Program 2004-2005, Horizon Research & Evaluation, Inc., September 2005
An Investigation of 1 to 1 Computing in New Hampshire
Within six months from the distribution of iBooks to students and professional development for teachers and staff, researchers found greater teacher and student use of technology across the curriculum, increased student engagement and motivation and improvements in student achievement and ability to retain content material.
— Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative, Boston College, inTASC Publications, June 2005
Learning with Technology: The Impact of Laptop Use on Student Achievement
Harvest Park Middle School, in Pleasanton, California, established a laptop immersion program in 2001. After one year, nearly all students who participated in 1 to 1 learning showed significantly higher achievement in grade point averages, end-of-course grades, writing test scores and state-mandated norm- and criterion-referenced standardised test scores. Longitudinal analysis of results from Years 2 and 3 also proved to be an independent verification of the substantial impact of laptop use on student learning outcomes.
— The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment, January 2005
Finding Proof of Learning in a One-to-One Computing Classroom
What does classroom assessment look like in a one-to-one, high-speed, wireless, mobile computing environment? This research report is about learning and evaluation in a rural Maine middle school where every sixth and seventh grade student has an iBook computer and access to high-speed, wireless, Internet connections.
— Anne Davies, Ph.D., Connections Publishing, 2004
Laptops Unleashed: A High School Experience
An independent high school in San Francisco provides insight into what happens when all students and teachers are provided with Apple laptop computers. From science and maths, to world history and foreign language, read about the school’s integrated approach to learning with technology.
— Learning and Leading with Technology, International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE), April 2004
Maine Evaluation Report Validates Improvement in Student Learning
According to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative Phase One Evaluation Report, a large majority of Maine’s middle schools have successfully implemented the 1 to 1 laptop program and there is already substantial self-reported evidence that student learning has increased and improved.
— Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation, University of Southern Maine, February 2004
A Study of Laptop Learning with 1 to 1 and Shared Mobile Carts
A comparison study of students where approximately half were provided with an individual laptop and the other half shared a mobile cart of laptop computers showed key differences in student learning and behavior. In 1 to 1 classrooms, students with unlimited access to laptops showed significantly higher levels of engagement in class, greater amount of writing and better writing, more time working independently and higher levels of technology use in all subject areas.
— Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative, Boston College, inTASC Publications, February 2004
Apple Laptops in Maine High School Provide Positive Results
A research project on the 1 to 1 laptop program at Piscataquis Community High School (PCHS) in Maine demonstrated that the initiative has raised student motivation and interest in school. The interim report shows that over half of the students state their grades have improved since they received the Apple computers
— Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute, January 2004
Proven Academic Success
Independent research from ROCKMAN ET AL finds that students who use a laptop as an everyday learning tool are better writers, more collaborative and get more involved in their schoolwork than students who do not have universal access to laptops. In addition, findings indicate that teachers using laptops are improving their teaching methods and showing greater confidence in their classrooms.
— The Laptop Program Research, ROCKMAN ET AL - June 1997, September 1998, June 2000
