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| DATE | 2003-05-16 |
| FROM | Selso DaSilva
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] found 3rd artical
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need them to be formatted.
I am going to send links to the five i've found
--- Marco Scoffier wrote:
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> Formatted version
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> DTECH ======
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> STUDY FAULTS COMPUTERS' USE IN MATH EDUCATION (WP)
> COMPUTERS HELP
> MATH LEARNING, STUDY FINDS (NYT) Issue: Education
> Technology WP:
> Computers are not being put to good use in many
> classrooms claims
> a report of the Educational Testing Service released
> Tuesday.
> The study based on tests of nearly 14,000 fourth and
> eighth
> graders concluded that computers used for repetitive
> math
> drills are ineffective and may actually hurt
> children. The
> report concluded that simulations and real-life
> applications of
> math concepts on computers did improve math scores.
> A strong
> connection was found between certain kinds of
> technology use,
> higher scores and improved school climate. Results
> were most
> obvious among eighth grade computer users. The
> research showed
> no discernible difference in scores of fourth
> graders whose
> teachers used simulations and applications. Fourth
> graders
> whose teachers had them perform mathematical
> learning games
> on computers showed some improvement. NYT: Article
> looks at
> results of same study and begins: "when used
> selectively by
> trained teachers in middle schools [computers] can
> significantly
> enhance academic performance." [EdTech is good/it's
> bad. Maybe
> decide for yourself. See The Learning Connection:
> Schools in
> the Information Age
> ]
> [SOURCE: Washington Post (A3), AUTHOR: Jay Matthews]
>
> [SOURCE: New York Times (A16), AUTHOR: Ethan
> Bronner]
>
>
> NEW SITE SEEKS CHANGE BY EDUCATING PARENTS Issue:
> EdTech
> GreatSchools will
> post on the Web
> in-depth, unbiased information about Silicon Valley
> schools. "We
> are creating this in order to improve the quality of
> information
> about school performance and character. And we think
> that the
> more information about school character and quality
> that people
> have, the better able they will be to push for and
> contribute to
> improvement," said William R. Jackson, president of
> GreatSchools
> Inc. "It is a growing trend, particularly because
> the Web has
> become so accessible and the public has started to
> demand much
> greater accountability from schools in terms of
> outcome," said Ginny
> E. Markell, president-elect of the National PTA.
> [SOURCE: New York
> Times (CyberTimes), AUTHOR: Pamela Mendels
> ]
>
> >
>
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