Comment The Wrong Question (Score 1) 511
They're asking the wrong questions, focusing on short-term test score results. The right questions are: For teachers, does the technology increase the adoption rates for new materials? And for students, do the laptops increase information and computer literacy rates? Improving either or both of those rates will have significant impacts further down the line.
Assessing the effectiveness of these measures by looking at immediate test scores is akin to judging a new company mission statement by the next quarterlies -- it's foolish and short-sighted.