The Educational Research Centre has been asked by the Department of Education and skills to carry out an evaluation of the Digital Learning Framework. The new framework, for primary and post-primary schools, was published in September 2017. The framework is a key part of the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020.
A trial of the framework in 20 post-primary and 30 primary schools runs from October 2017-May 2018.
The Educational Research Centre is responsible for developing and hosting questionnaires for school principals, teachers and PDST staff; analysing the results; and drafting a report on the evaluation.
In addition, focus groups in six of the participating schools will be carried out.
The evaluation report will be submitted to the Department of Education and Skills in July 2018.
More information on the Digital Learning Framework is available from the Department’s website and the PDST website.
Information on the evaluation can be found in this presentation.
Contact:
DLF@erc.ie