Educational technology interventions show positive effects on reading comprehension in elementary school¶
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q3 i? Meta-analytic findings indicate positive effects of educational technology interventions on reading comprehension. → Rebecca D. Silverman 2025
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Rebecca D. Silverman 2025¶
Rebecca D. Silverman, Kristin Keane, Elena Hammond, S. Khanna. (2025). The Effects of Educational Technology Interventions on Literacy in Elementary School: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 95(5), 972-1012. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241261073
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The meta-analysis of educational technology interventions in elementary grades reports positive effects on reading comprehension, while noting "effect sizes differed dramatically across outcomes"; no pooled effect size is printed in the available text.
"Findings indicate positive effects of educational technology interventions on constrained skills, unconstrained skills, reading comprehension, and writing proficiency though effect sizes differed dramatically across outcomes."
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Educational technology interventions show positive effects on reading comprehension in elementary school |
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Educational technology interventions show positive effects on reading comprehension in elementary school |
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