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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“ Compare this to how a student might engage with that word in a reading comprehension app. They will read the passage on the screen containing the word. Later they will be asked to select one of several meanings for the word from a multiple choice list, and the app will provide the sentence where the word was used in the question (since there is not a good way for the student to page back through the app to find it themselves). Many students will answer the question correctly using context cues. Others may get it wrong and the app will let them know what the correct answer is. But this experience is not deeply engaging and a relatively smart student could complete the exercise correctly without ever really understanding the word, and is unlikely to pull it up from memory later.”

This is from 00.47 post.   I’d rather read books too but I remember running into words that I’d never seen before and just kept reading.

When my middle school daughter is reading something and a word pops up that she doesn’t know, she clicks the word and the definition comes up.  I wish I had that in school.   Also her ability to have 6 screens open and flip around to the one needed so quickly was impressive.  Especially since they took away the touch screen thanks to the gamers.

A study showing pencil and paper were superior did not take into account the many students who can’t write fast enough to take notes or cannot work fast enough with pencil and paper.   Using computers to do certain tasks are helping a lot of students.

One question, what are your students doing multiple choice on?  I’ve never seen multiple choice being used.  They ask questions and require 3-4 sentences for an answer.   
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Middle school is different. By middle school, kids can type and technology use can be more interactive. We're talking about elementary and learning foundational skills.

The studies on learning and retention mostly focused on math, where you aren't writing out sentences. For math, paper and pencil is MUCH better for material retention. It's not about note taking or speed, it's about actually working the problems out. You need pencil and paper for that.

Also in elementary school, apps will almost always be multiple choice. The EdTech isn't asking 3rd graders to write multiple sentence responses to anything into an app. This is one of the problems with reliance on apps.[/quote]

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