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Research Report: Education Technology

By Lauraine Genota — October 09, 2018 1 min read
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One-to-one technology programs may boostmath scores over time, finds a new .

Using North Carolina school data from 2005 to 2013, the study found math performance increased significantly in both the short and long term after implementation of a laptop program in the Mooresville Graded school district in 2009, compared to both the district before the laptop program and to neighboring school districts without 1-to-1 programs. Reading performance was mixed. Students did not spend more time on homework, but they did spend more homework time using a computer.

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A version of this article appeared in the October 10, 2018 edition of Education Week as Education Technology

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