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The keys to raising student achievement are to provide
students with a solid foundation of basic skills and to motivate them to
learn. Technology can help accomplish this goal. It engages students and
fires their imaginations. It helps teachers stimulate young minds in ways
that make a profound and lasting difference. Numerous research studies
on the impact of technology on student achievement have demonstrated this
finding with remarkably similar results. A review of the literature resulting
from these studies supports the following conclusions:
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Students, especially those with few advantages in
life, learn basic skills — reading, writing, and arithmetic — better and
faster if they have a chance to practice those skills using technology.
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Technology engages students, and as a result they
spend more time on basic learning tasks than students who use a more traditional
approach.
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Technology offers educators a way to individualize
curriculum and customize it to the needs of individual students so all
children can achieve their potential.
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Students who have the opportunity to use technology
to acquire and organize information show a higher level of comprehension
and a greater likelihood of using what they learn later in their lives.
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By giving students access to a broader range of resources
and technologies, students can use a variety of communication media to
express their ideas more clearly and powerfully.
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Technology can decrease absenteeism, lower dropout
rates, and motivate more students to continue on to college.
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Students who regularly use technology take more pride
in their work, have greater confidence in their abilities, and develop
higher levels of self-esteem.
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