Dear All
The term used for the work done with computers in this survey was
'instruction'. Perhaps 'teaching and learning' is more effective!
Jenny Wales
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From: "Chris Rodda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: IT in schools
> Yesterdays' Economic Journal arrived. It included
> a large study on computers in the classroom. The writers examined massive
> trial in Israel. Lottery funding allowed a huge spend on computers in the
> classroom - providing opportunity to find out if there was any learning
> benefit.
>
> After some pretty impressive looking research on a massive sample the
> conclusion - absolutely no improvement in learning at all....
>
> Food for thought!
>
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