Impact assessment (IA) tools are targeted at decisions and decision-making in theory practice. Often described as decision support instruments, most IA driven by the grand purpose of providing for informed decision-making. In practice this often means tends to be more concerned with information provided than outcomes its relevance decision(s), decision-makers(s) which it should targeted. Decisi...

We want to thank the authors for responding to our paper and for apprising readers as to the effects of the new information technologies in Asian educational settings. We think Miyake has characterized our argument very accurately and succinctly. As she points out the equity issues we raise are exacerbated in Asia because the resources available through new technologies are mostly in English. B...