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| DATE | 2003-05-16 |
| FROM | Selso DaSilva
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] found 3rd artical
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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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