subject: How technology has changed the way children are taught [print this page] How technology has changed the way children are taught
Research in schools across the UK and America has shown that those classrooms which employ active and reactive technology produce better results than those which don't. Having said that, there is little point in denying that when taught by creative, imaginative, knowledgeable and skilful teachers, just about any subject can be brought alive and so enjoyed by even the most disinterested of children, with the use of words alone. Logic suggests then, that when bringing together these teachers and the latest technology in education, a potential for inspirational learning can be born. One case study revealed that of those children taught with the aid of classroom technology, such as interactive whiteboards and student response systems, 50 per cent achieved the required grade to achieve TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) commendation, compared to their peers in a non-digital environment - only 8.7 per cent of whom achieved the grade. In the same study, it was revealed that 100 per cent of fifth grade students studying in the digital classroom achieved the TAKS pass rate, compared to 73.2 per cent of their peers being taught in non-digital classrooms.
With statistics like these, albeit the results of tests from a small demographic, it is difficult to deny the potential that technology in education offers when implemented successfully. Technology in classrooms can take many forms, from the combination of interactive whiteboards with software packages developed for particular age groups, classroom sizes, intellect and subjects, to student response systems that allow teachers to set shorter or longer deadlines based on each student's ability. Such inventions are not designed to replace "good old fashioned teaching", or to make it possible for just anybody to teach, but are instead there to complement tried and tested traditional teaching methods. They are also there to bring the classroom in line with how young people in the modern day interact outside of school and communicate with friends and peers.
Technology means that children are increasingly taught according to their particular development speeds and needs but without the need for teachers and tutors to hold time and labour intensive one-on-one sessions or for them to teach to the lowest common denominator. It is these allowances that can have a huge impact not only on the way children learn and how successfully they absorb information, but also on their levels of confidence in an educational environment and outside of the classroom, in their social lives.
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