Computers and Education | Computer-Assisted Education Can Undermine Serious Study
Joanne K. Olson and Michael P. Clough are assistant professors at the Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education at Iowa State University.
Summary: Computer-assisted education is merely the latest in a series of attempts to use technology to improve education. However, while computers may make classrooms more “fun,” in many ways technology hinders students’ ability to truly learn. For example, calculators and word processing spell-checkers do not help students learn arithmetic or spelling. Student-oriented technologies are often...
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