Tool 2.2: Assessments of ICT and ICT-Free Interventions

Assessments for ICT Intervention scenarios and ICT-Free Intervention scenarios

Please complete the following forms for the appropriate scenarios.

o  ICT Intervention Scenario

o  ICT-Free Intervention ScenarioAssessment of ICT Intervention Scenario

Scenario Details


Scenario Title: ______


Target Priority Area: ______

Desirability

Extent of advancing national goals and development plans

Low High


Extent of advancing relevant goals and development plans

Low High

Extent of serving specified target populations

Low High

Extent of addressing specified curricular area of emphasis

Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from interest groups

Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from school personnel


Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from decision makers

Low High


Equity Enhancement

Does the proposed scenario enhance equity in educational opportunities and quality of learning?

Enhancement of gender equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of socio-economic equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of ethnic equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of geographic equity
Not at all Very much

Implementability


Does the proposed scenario require:

A mastery of skills that school personnel does not generally have?

Very Much Not at All

Levels of technical support greater than those already available at the schools?

Very Much Not at All

Changes in the current structure of education?

Very Much Not at All

Investment in infrastructure beyond what is currently available?

Very Much Not at All

Investment in instructional materials and equipment beyond what is currently available?

Very Much Not at All


Affordability

You may use the spreadsheet Scenario Cost to calculate the capital/development and recurrent costs of scenarios as well as unit costs

Capital development cost (infrastructure, hardware, acquisition and development of ICT-enhanced materials, etc..)

Total Cost ______Cost per Student ______

Annual recurrent cost (Salaries, fees, services, electricity, connectivity, airtime, consumables, maintenance, etc…)

Total Cost ______Cost per Student ______


Are the additional costs affordable?

Very Much Not at All

Sustainability

Is the proposed scenario sustainable over a sufficient period of time to reach fruition?


Financially

Not at all Very Much

Institutionally

Not at all Very Much

Politically


Not at all Very Much

Usability


Purpose of Usage of Technology

Specify the purpose for usage of the technology proposed in the scenario.

Students will use the technology during lab time only to learn how to use the technology (e.g. learn how to type) and on activities related to core content area (e.g. prepare a report using word processor).


Students will use the technology as part of a lesson to demonstrate a concept or provide examples (e.g. a video to enhance a lesson on volcanoes).


Students will use the technology as part of a lesson, to make associations across disciplines and topics (e.g. an Internet search on gases to complement the lesson on volcanoes).


In addition to the above, students will use the technology to participate in national or international projects and competitions.

Consistency with Prevailing Environment


Is the scenario consistent with the prevailing educational environment and practice?


Proposed scenario is not consistent with the current practices at all.

Proposed scenario is consistent with some but not all current practices


Proposed scenario is consistent with current practices

Proposed scenario surpasses current practices


Assessment of ICT-Free Scenario

Scenario Details


Scenario Title: ICT-Free Scenario


Target Priority Area: ______

Desirability

Extent of advancing national goals and development plans

Low High


Extent of advancing relevant goals and development plans

Low High

Extent of serving specified target populations

Low High

Extent of addressing specified curricular area of emphasis

Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from interest groups

Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from school personnel


Low High

Extent of potential acceptance from decision makers

Low High


Equity Enhancement

Does the proposed scenario enhance equity in educational opportunities and quality of learning?

Enhancement of gender equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of socio-economic equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of ethnic equity
Not at all Very much

Enhancement of geographic equity
Not at all Very much

Implementability


Does the proposed scenario require:

A mastery of skills that school personnel does not generally have?

Very Much Not at All

Levels of technical support greater than those already available at the schools?

Very Much Not at All

Changes in the current structure of education?

Very Much Not at All

Investment in infrastructure beyond what is currently available?

Very Much Not at All

Investment in instructional materials and equipment beyond what is currently available?

Very Much Not at All


Affordability

You may use the spreadsheet Scenario Cost to calculate the capital/development and recurrent costs of scenarios as well as unit costs

Capital development cost (infrastructure, hardware, acquisition and development of ICT-enhanced materials, etc..)

Total Cost ______Cost per Student ______

Annual recurrent cost (Salaries, fees, services, electricity, connectivity, airtime, consumables, maintenance, etc…)

Total Cost ______Cost per Student ______


Are the additional costs affordable?

Very Much Not at All

Sustainability

Is the proposed scenario sustainable over a sufficient period of time to reach fruition?


Financially

Not at all Very Much

Institutionally

Not at all Very Much

Politically


Not at all Very Much

Usability

Consistency with Prevailing Environment


Is the scenario consistent with the prevailing educational environment and practice?


Proposed scenario is not consistent with the current practices at all.

Proposed scenario is consistent with some but not all current practices


Proposed scenario is consistent with current practices

Proposed scenario surpasses current practices