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paulzolo

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Computers 'do not improve' pupil results, says OECD


	Quote: Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils' performance, says a global study from the OECD. The think tank says frequent use of computers in schools is more likely to be associated with lower results.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34174796

Computers are crow-barred into everything now. At times I think the mentality is “if it’s not done on a computer, then it has less value”. Which is, of course, nonsense.

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Re: Computers 'do not improve' pupil results, says OECD

Screens are far from ideal just to read off.

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Re: Computers 'do not improve' pupil results, says OECD


	pcernie wrote: Screens are far from ideal just to read off.

Agreed. This is why people print stuff off. You also can’t easily thumb through pages, use fingers as adhoc bookmarks and scribble notes in the margin.

Well, you can (there’s a UI for each of those), but the user experience is far from ideal.

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