Learning Studio participation increased students' comfort with, and skills around, the Studio technologies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on a source with no registered publication record (a web page, book or unpublished report). It is kept because 2 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Student comfort using the Sprout computer and 3D printer, teaching others the technology, and troubleshooting technology issues increased significantly over the pilot year. → Student Growth through Design-Centered Learning: Report from the Learning Studios Pilot 2017

Evidence¶

Student Growth through Design-Centered Learning: Report from the Learning Studios Pilot 2017¶

Student Growth through Design-Centered Learning: Report from the Learning Studios Pilot. (2017). Digital Promise Global. https://global.digitalpromise.org/learning-studios

q2 · i? · design · r2

Exploratory pilot-year research in the Learning Studios using pre/post/follow-up student surveys plus interviews and focus groups. The report states student comfort "teaching others the technology, and troubleshooting technology issues increased significantly." No effect size is printed.

"Student comfort while using technology (specifically the Sprout computer and 3D printer), teaching others the technology, and troubleshooting technology issues increased significantly."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Digital Literacy — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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