Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam.
Excessive Technology for students to use in the classroom is directly linked to lower test scores.
Reasons:
School work like any job has boring and monotonous tasks: Chromebooks etc offer endless opportunity for kids to avoid doing their work. Games, videos, or just random browsing.
Different learning methods of different students: For many students the physical act of writing letters etc on paper or reading from a physical book helps, them retain information better than a screen.
Slower speed - When learning something going slower improves retention and accuracy. It forces the brain to process the information more completely rather than skimming.
Sadly not only US I follow the education news of Quebec and Ontario. It’s not that great
Excessive Technology for students to use in the classroom is directly linked to lower test scores.
Reasons:
School work like any job has boring and monotonous tasks: Chromebooks etc offer endless opportunity for kids to avoid doing their work. Games, videos, or just random browsing.
Different learning methods of different students: For many students the physical act of writing letters etc on paper or reading from a physical book helps, them retain information better than a screen.
Slower speed - When learning something going slower improves retention and accuracy. It forces the brain to process the information more completely rather than skimming.