Research on Technology’s Impact on Math and Science Achievement
NSF is preparing a new report surveying research on the impact of different educational technology methods on math and sciecnce achievement:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryalert.cfm?ArticleID=4192
Apparently the researchers found strong evidence that tutorials and the like have a positive impact on student learning, but little or no evidence that simulations or computer-based labs do. That might be more of a reflection of the kind of research that’s been done to date, or maybe not!
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