Boosting Reading Scores with Online Field Trips
An article today in eSchool News reports on a study correlating participation in online field trips with increased reading scores. The study used a sample of 400 students, which is somewhat small (though better than many educational studies.) What I particularly liked was the emphasis on the context of the online field trips. The researchers make a strong point that the effect is dependent on having appropriate activities and instructional resources to make the field trip an interative experience within a larger instructional program. (No silver bullets here. I never trust silver bullets, anyway.)
In any event, it’s nice to see some more research connecting technology to student achievement. Another arrow for the quiver.