Study: Technology doesn’t make smarter kids
By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times
More time spent on technology in the classroom doesn’t necessarily help kids do better in school, a new study has found.
In fact, above a certain threshold, an over-reliance on technology might actually detract from learning.
“Limited use of computers at school may be better than no use at all, but levels of computer use above the current … average are associated with significantly poorer results,” states a new report released late Monday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
“Students who use computers very frequently in school don’t outperform students who use them moderately, even when we modify for social background,” OECD’s education director, Andreas Schleicher, said in an interview.
