Digital Game Found to Boost Students' Ability to Argue
Playing Mars Generation One: Argubot Academy can improve students' argumentation skills, according to a new study from ETS and GlassLab.
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January 15, 2015
Education Week Multimedia Tool Shows Good Technology Use in Pre-K Through 3
To help educators and parents recognize effective uses of ed tech in the early years, Education Week created an interactive tool highlighting one school's efforts to put research into practice.
January 07, 2015
Ed-Tech Purchasing Defined by 'Pervasive Culture of Can't,' Says Report
The Center on Reinventing Public Education says districts need to clear away bureaucratic barriers and "imagined restrictions" in procurement.
December 12, 2014
Technology to Bring an Assessment 'Renaissance,' Pearson Report Contends
Online testing environments, adaptive technologies, and new digital platforms hold the potential to transform K-12 assessment and further personalize learning, says a new Pearson report.
December 03, 2014
Survey: CEOs Concerned About Skill Shortages
About 60 percent of job openings require basic science, technology, engineering, and math literacy, and 42 percent require advanced STEM skills, according to a new survey of 126 chief executive officers.
November 28, 2014
Caution Urged on Personalized Learning With Ed Tech
Computer-based personalized instruction is largely unproven in K-12, and investments in it should be approached cautiously, a new report contends.
November 20, 2014
States Forging Ahead on Educational Data Systems, Report Finds
States have established data systems collecting student education data, but now need to find ways to use that information effectively, a new report finds.
November 05, 2014
Personalized Instruction Pays Dividends for Charters, Study Finds
Charter schools using personalized learning boosted students' math and reading achievement more than schools using traditional educational techniques with students, a new study found.
October 21, 2014
Digital Learning Games Used by Majority of Teachers, Survey Finds
Digital games have gone mainstream in U.S. schools, but their full potential to support learning has yet to be tapped, a new report finds.
October 14, 2014
'Screen Time' Alone Too Limited a Gauge of Early Learners' Tech Use, Report Says
Definitions of "developmentally appropriate" technology use for early learners should consider more factors than just total screen time, according to the RAND Corporation.
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