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Study: Software isn't increasing students' scores
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published April 6, 2007
WASHINGTON - Going high-tech doesn't lead to higher math and reading scores, a federal study finds. The study on the effectiveness of education technology was released late Wednesday by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, a research arm of the Education Department. The study found achievement scores were no higher in classrooms using reading and math software products than in classrooms without the products. Researchers looked at elementary and secondary classes in 132 schools. The teachers that participated used more than a dozen software products. When asked whether they would use the products again, nearly all teachers said yes. The report detailed the effectiveness of the products as a group and did not review the performance of particular programs.
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