Higher education educators report greater awareness of research on digital learning platforms than K-12 educators¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2031: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Higher education respondents showed a clearer trend toward awareness of DLP research, while K-12 educators showed a slightly greater tendency toward non-awareness. → awareness-1

Evidence¶

awareness-1¶

Pautz Stephenson, S., Bradford, B.C., Wortman, A., Robertson, C., Sorrells, C., & Basu Mallick, D. (2026, May). Educator perspectives on research using digital learning platforms. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/295

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive survey results on research awareness. K-12 responses were 6 Yes, 5 No, 3 Maybe; the report states higher education respondents showed a clearer trend toward awareness, with 8 reporting Yes, 3 No, and 2 Maybe.

"K-12 educators expressed a slightly greater tendency toward non-awareness; 6 reported “Yes,” 5 reported “No,” and 3 reported “Maybe.”"

Discussion¶

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