Majorities say edtech improves students' learning experiences, but few think it does so greatly, and a plurality of teachers say it hurts collaboration¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? 69 to 78 percent of parents, the general public, and teachers say edtech improves students' learning experiences, but only 14 to 16 percent think it does so greatly. → Digital Promise Global 2019 q2 i? 45 percent of teachers say edtech hurts, rather than helps, students developing their ability to work with others. → Digital Promise Global 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Digital Promise Global 2019¶

Digital Promise Global (2019). Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Students’ Potential and Their Learning Experience. Digital Promise Global: Washington, DC. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/32480546-27ed-4785-8703-bf66b74f6bfd doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/66

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Survey of edtech attitudes found respondents said "edtech improves students’ learning experiences" at 69 to 78 percent, with only 14 to 16 percent saying it does so greatly; 85 to 91 percent said edtech helps students find new information and ideas.

"Overall, while 69 to 78 percent of parents, the general public, and teachers say edtech improves students’ learning experiences, comparatively few (14 to 16 percent) think it does so “greatly.”"

Digital Promise Global 2019 (2)¶

Digital Promise Global (2019). Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Students’ Potential and Their Learning Experience. Digital Promise Global: Washington, DC. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/32480546-27ed-4785-8703-bf66b74f6bfd

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Survey item on edtech's effect on collaboration found "45 percent of teachers say edtech hurts, rather than helps" students' ability to work with others; 37 percent of the general public and 34 percent of parents shared this view.

"In a comparative weakness, 45 percent of teachers say edtech hurts, rather than helps, when it comes to students developing their ability to work with others; a third think it helps ."

Discussion¶

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