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It rests on two things: the research basis — the theory of change or logic model behind the product’s design — and the evidence, ranging from studies without control groups up to randomised controlled trials. — ICEI 5E Standards & Definitions","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"This is the dimension that refuses to accept a testimonial as an answer. It asks us to state, in advance, what we expect a Class2Class project to change in a student — and then to show evidence at a standard an outside researcher would recognise.","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"It has two halves, and they fail differently. The reasoning half asks whether our model is coherent and grounded in literature. The evidence half asks what has actually been measured, on a ladder that runs from studies with no comparison group up to randomised trials.","type":"paragraph"},{"links":[{"end":49,"href":"/impact-centre/efficacy/","start":0,"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it"}],"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Dimension 02","type":"paragraph"},{"level":3,"text":"Effectiveness","type":"heading"},{"text":"\"Could it work here?\"","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Pillar dimension","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Effectiveness evaluates whether the tool succeeds in the actual classroom — with real teachers, real students, real time limits and real budget constraints. It focuses on practical fit, usability and scalability. — ICEI 5E Standards & Definitions","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Efficacy tests a tool under research conditions. Effectiveness asks whether it survives Tuesday afternoon: forty-five minutes, a teacher who has not read the manual, uneven wifi, and a class of thirty.","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Most educational technology fails here rather than at Efficacy. A pedagogically excellent tool still dies if setup takes forty minutes or if it quietly assumes every student has a device. This dimension is the one that predicts whether the thing is still in use in March.","type":"paragraph"},{"links":[{"end":49,"href":"/impact-centre/effectiveness/","start":0,"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it"}],"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Dimension 03","type":"paragraph"},{"level":3,"text":"Equity","type":"heading"},{"text":"\"Who does it work for?\"","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Pillar dimension","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Equity evaluates whether the product design benefits all students equally, or unintentionally widens existing gaps. It focuses on inclusive design, active bias mitigation, and equitable implementation. — ICEI 5E Standards & Definitions","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"A platform can raise the average and still leave the classrooms that needed it most further behind. Equity is the dimension that checks for that, and it is unusually demanding: ICEI asks not just whether we avoid excluding people, but whether we actively promote participation from underserved groups.","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"It is also the dimension where international collaboration carries a specific, named risk. Pairing a well-connected classroom with an under-resourced one can produce an exchange where one side performs and the other watches.","type":"paragraph"},{"links":[{"end":49,"href":"/impact-centre/equity/","start":0,"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it"}],"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Dimension 04","type":"paragraph"},{"level":3,"text":"Ethics","type":"heading"},{"text":"\"How does it operate?\"","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Complementary dimension","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Ethics evaluates the company’s responsibility in managing data and governing its systems, particularly where AI is involved: data privacy and security, secure interoperability, and transparent human oversight. — ICEI 5E Standards & Definitions","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Most of the people on Class2Class are minors. An AI system that reads children’s work and produces judgements about their learning is a category of system that needs governing before it needs optimising.","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"The question this dimension asks is not whether our AI is good. It is whether a human is genuinely in the loop — and, crucially, whether anyone could tell from the outside.","type":"paragraph"},{"links":[{"end":49,"href":"/impact-centre/ethics/","start":0,"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it"}],"text":"What is it, why it matters, and how we work on it","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Dimension 05","type":"paragraph"},{"level":3,"text":"Environment","type":"heading"},{"text":"\"Is it ecologically sustainable?\"","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Complementary dimension","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"Environment evaluates the environmental impact of the technology itself — computing footprint, devices, digital infrastructure — and its contribution to environmental education. — ICEI 5E Standards & Definitions","type":"paragraph"},{"text":"This dimension has two sides that are easy to confuse. One is what the platform teaches: whether students actually move from environmental awareness toward action. 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