Interactive Learning Fails Reading Test

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday January 9, 2006 @12:32PM from the literasy-iznt-a-prublem dept.

motivator_bob writes to tell us the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the latest craze of interactive computer software is actually hurting the education level rather than helping it. From the article: "Parents have also bought into the enthusiasm for technology, spending millions on educational computer games for their young. However, research published in the journal Education 3 to 13 has found that pupils who use interactive programs cannot remember stories they have just read because they are distracted by cartoons and sound effects."

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Re:The Rise of MS English by conteXXt · 2006-01-09 13:14 · Score: 0, Redundant

Point made.

May I carefully point out that "spelling" has only one "e"?

(you knew it was going to happen, so please don't hate me.)

Peace.

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