Marzano Research Lab Latest Findings

Using Interactive Whiteboards and Clickers to Enhance Instruction and Assessment

Created by: Terri A. Stice, Director of Instructional Technology

Grounded in Good Instructional Practices

Individualizing instruction for all students

Collaborative team work Engaging students with

quality content Providing teachers with

data for improving instruction

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Technology is No Silver Bullet

It is essential to address the quality of what is being

presented to students via these technologies through On-going professional developments on effective

use Exemplary models

In fact, in 23 percent of the cases, teachers had better results without the technologies.

What the Research Found

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In general, using interactive whiteboards was associated with an immediate 16 percentile

point gain in student achievement.

What the Research Found

Interactive white board was used by an experienced teacher who had had the board for 2 years using it 75% of the time in the class and supported by extensive training

In these cases, student achievement shows an impressive 29 percentile improvement.

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Potential Pitfalls . . .

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Using the voting devices but doing little with the findingsNot organizing or pacing the content wellUsing too many visuals, making it hard for students to identify what is importantToo much attention to reinforcing features

“Critical Instructional Sequence”

Previewing Chunking Scaffolding

“Teachers use of these instructional techniques coupled with this technology has a very powerful effect.”

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Pacing Interaction with content Monitoring for

understanding and providing feedback (formative assessment)

Reflecting and summarizing

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“Critical Instructional Sequence”