Computers and Education
Computers and Education | Computer-Assisted Education Can Enhance Learning
The National Research Council (NRC) is the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences, a private, nonprofit scholarly society that advises the federal government on scientific and technical matters. The following viewpoint is excerpted from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, which summarizes the findings of a two-year project in which the NRC evaluated new developments in the science of learning.
Summary: Computer technology has the potential to dramatically enhance students’ educational experience. Computer-assisted...
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Table of Contents
- Schools Should Adopt Computer-Assisted Education
- Schools Should Not Adopt Computer-Assisted Education
- Computer-Assisted Education Can Enhance Learning
- Computer-Assisted Education May Not Enhance Learning
- Computers Can Make Students More Interested in Learning
- Computer-Assisted Education Can Undermine Serious Study
- Computer-Assisted Education Benefits Young Children
- Computer-Assisted Education Does Not Benefit Young Children
- Computer Literacy Is Vital to Students’ Future Success
- Traditional Literacy Is More Important than Computer Literacy to Students’ Future Success
- Computer-Assisted Education Could Radically Alter the Role of Teachers
- Computers Cannot Replace Teachers
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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