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Can Computers Help Students Learn?

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T11:34:43Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T11:34:43Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.description.abstractPolicymakers and development experts seeking to improve the quality of education are interested in the role technology can play. Not only do they want to use technology to directly aid learning, but they also want to ensure that students in developing countries - and poor communities everywhere - get the same exposure, and same education benefit, from technology as do their counterparts in wealthier parts of the world. Bringing computers into the schoolroom is seen by experts as one way to do this. But just making technology available may not be enough. Policymakers and development experts need to know how to ensure the technology is used effectively. To assist educators, policymakers and education experts understand how technology may boost the quality of education; the World Bank supported a two-year study of a program in Colombia that places computers in public schools. The study failed to find that the computers led to any measurable increase in student test scores. Researchers suggested this could be because teachers and students mainly used the computers to learn how to use computers, instead of using them as a part of the teaching process. The results do not mean that computers and other information and communications technologies cannot raise educational quality. But it does offer a cautionary note to those seeking to increase the availability of such technology tools: being able to access technology is not always enough - people may also need training in how to use the technology to reach the stated educational goals.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/13721066/can-computers-help-students-learn
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10455
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10455
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFrom Evidence to Policy; No. 4
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCLASS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectCLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLASSROOM TEACHING
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPUTER TRAINING
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectEDUCATION EXPERTS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL GOALS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
dc.subjectEDUCATORS
dc.subjectEXAM
dc.subjectGRADE TEACHERS
dc.subjectHIGHER GRADES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLANGUAGE TEACHERS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMATH SCORES
dc.subjectMATH TEACHERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL HEADS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectSTUDENT SKILLS
dc.subjectSUBJECTS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING AID
dc.subjectTEACHING AIDS
dc.subjectTEACHING PROCESS
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.titleCan Computers Help Students Learn?en
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okr.date.disclosure2011-02-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:27:02.826896Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/13721066/can-computers-help-students-learn
okr.globalpracticeEducation
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum13721066
okr.identifier.report59368
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitChief Economist's Office (HDNCE)
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