Yama: There are two parts in the report. The first one (quantitative) is based on polls performed periodically by a state agency that is very comprehensive (not limited to technology but covers a lot of information) and used extensively and routinely for defining policies in many different areas. The second part (qualitative) is based on interviews designed specifically for this research project.
Social science is not my area so I can't judge what you can call "objective" or not. If you mean by "objective" some kind of automated mechanism for retrieving the data I think you won't find it in this report. However, you seem to imply that objective data and interviews are mutually exclusive, that is an incorrect idea. I wouldn't dismiss the report because of being based on interviews. Serious studies can be performed if the right methodology is used. All I can say is that this is an academic study performed by a team of very competent and experienced researchers and financed by Universidad de la República, that you know is autonomous and independent from the government (in particular independent from Ceibal). You can read the Methodology section that is located right at the begining, is quite detailed, and would answer all your doubts about the validity of the results. Regards, Gabriel 2011/5/27 Yamaplos . <[email protected]>: > Gabriel, > > Thank you for pointing us to this document > > I downloaded it and gave it a quick skim. At 110 pages, it will be > hard I read in detail, though I wish I had the time. So, please allow > me to cheat and ask you a question. Does this report have *any* > objective data measurement on the use of XOs? (pages? :-)) > Or as in most all previous Ceibal 'research',data on actual use of XO > is based only on interviews? > > thank you! > > Yamandu > > > > > 2011/5/27, Gabriel Eirea <[email protected]>: >> Hi, >> >> I recommend reading the research report "El Plan Ceibal: Impacto >> comunitario e inclusión social (2009 – 2010)" written by a research >> group at ObservaTIC, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. This report >> provides a serious and independent view of the impact of Plan Ceibal >> with a focus on communities and families, but also includes >> interesting information about the use of the XO in schools and the >> impact on education. >> >> It is written in Spanish and available at: >> >> http://www.observatic.edu.uy/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Informe-Final-CEIBAL-inclusi%C3%B3n-social-Rivoir-Pittaluga.pdf >> >> Regards, >> >> Gabriel >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
